IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND WASTE TONER RECOVERY DEVICE
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a frame body, a frame cover supported by the frame body so as to be capable of opening and closing, an image forming unit that forms a toner image on an image carrier, a cleaning unit that removes and collects residual toner from the image carrier, and a toner container for accumulating the toner collected by the cleaning unit. The toner container is supported by the frame cover.
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40 Claims
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21. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of image forming sections each having an image carrier;
a waste toner container configured to contain waste toner, wherein the waste toner container is linked to the image forming sections; and
a cover configured to be moved between a first position and a second position by pivoting around a lowest end of the cover, wherein the cover is disposed perpendicularly with respect to the axis of the image carriers, wherein the waste toner container is disposed at a side of one end of the image forming sections and is configured to move together with the cover between the first and the second position when the cover is moved between the first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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