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Toner-collecting device and image forming apparatus

  • US 8,208,832 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2008
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A toner-collecting device comprising:

  • a toner-collecting unit that is configured to be detachably attachable;

    a shaft member that is rotatably arranged in the toner-collecting unit; and

    a guide member that includes a sliding portion that allows the shaft member to slide across while the shaft member is being inserted in an insertion direction from one end to an opposite end of the toner-collecting unit through an insertion path, the guide member projecting from an inner surface of the toner-collecting unit and enclosed within the toner-collecting unit, the guide member including a plurality of guide members that are arranged in parallel, each guide member projecting from the inner surface of the toner collecting unit in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction.

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