DEVELOPER RECOVERING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
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1. A developer recovering unit comprising:
- a recovery vessel that contains a developer to be recovered;
a transporting device that includes a transporting member that transports the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the developer is generated to the recovery vessel; and
a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel,wherein the transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded at least in a most downstream section of the transport path connected to the recovery vessel.
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Abstract
A developer recovering unit is provided with a recovery vessel that contains a developer to be recovered, a transporting device that includes a transporting member that transports the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the developer is generated to the recovery vessel, and a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel, wherein the transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded at least in a most downstream section of the transport path connected to the recovery vessel.
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18 Claims
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1. A developer recovering unit comprising:
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a recovery vessel that contains a developer to be recovered; a transporting device that includes a transporting member that transports the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the developer is generated to the recovery vessel; and a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel, wherein the transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded at least in a most downstream section of the transport path connected to the recovery vessel. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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2. A developer recovering unit comprising:
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a recovery vessel that contains a developer to be recovered; a transporting device that includes a transporting member that transports the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the developer is generated to the recovery vessel; and a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel, an inside transporting member that is arranged inside the recovery vessel that transports the contained developer within the recovery vessel, wherein the inside transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6)
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7. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an imaging device that forms an image with a developer and transfers the image onto a recording medium; and a developer recovering unit that transports and recovers a part of the developer used in the imaging device to a recovery vessel, wherein the developer recovering unit includes; the recovery vessel that contains the part of the developer to be recovered; the transporting device that includes a transporting member for transporting the part of the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the developer is generated to the recovery vessel; and a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel, and the transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded at least in a most downstream section of the transport path connected to the recovery vessel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an imaging device that forms an image with a developer and transfers the image onto a recording medium; and a developer recovering unit that transports and recovers a part of the developer used in the imaging device to a recovery vessel, wherein the developer recovering unit includes; the recovery vessel that contains the part of the developer to be recovered; the transporting device that includes a transporting member for transporting the part of the developer through a tubular transport path connecting a portion where the part of the developer is generated to the recovery vessel; a detecting device that detects an amount of the developer contained in the recovery vessel; and an inside transporting member that is arranged inside the recovery vessel for transporting the contained developer within the recovery vessel, and the inside transporting member is formed as a conductive member and is grounded. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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