Image-forming device and developer material unit having waste developer material accommodating part
First Claim
1. An image-forming device, comprising:
- a photosensitive drum;
a developer material accommodating part that is configured to accommodate developer material;
a developing roller that is configured to supply the photosensitive drum with the developer material accommodated in the developer material accommodating part;
a recovering unit that is configured to remove, from a target for waste developer material recovery, waste developer material to be discarded from the target and collect the waste developer material;
a waste developer material accommodating part that is provided integrally with the developer material accommodating part and that is configured to accommodate waste developer material collected by the recovering unit; and
a waste developer material conveying mechanism that is configured to be connected to both of the recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and to convey the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part,the waste developer material conveying mechanism including a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part, that extends in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum, and that is coupled to the waste developer material accommodating part while being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part in a moving direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the photosensitive drum.
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Abstract
In an image-forming device, a waste developer material accommodating part is provided integrally with a developer material accommodating part. A waste developer material conveying mechanism is connected to both of a recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and conveys the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part. The waste developer material conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part, that extends in an axial direction of a photosensitive drum, and that is coupled to the waste developer material accommodating part while being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part.
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21 Claims
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1. An image-forming device, comprising:
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a photosensitive drum; a developer material accommodating part that is configured to accommodate developer material; a developing roller that is configured to supply the photosensitive drum with the developer material accommodated in the developer material accommodating part; a recovering unit that is configured to remove, from a target for waste developer material recovery, waste developer material to be discarded from the target and collect the waste developer material; a waste developer material accommodating part that is provided integrally with the developer material accommodating part and that is configured to accommodate waste developer material collected by the recovering unit; and a waste developer material conveying mechanism that is configured to be connected to both of the recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and to convey the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part, the waste developer material conveying mechanism including a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part, that extends in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum, and that is coupled to the waste developer material accommodating part while being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part in a moving direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the photosensitive drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A developer material unit for being detachably mounted in an image-forming device, the developer material unit comprising:
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a developer material accommodating part that is configured to accommodate developer material for being used for image formation executed in the image-forming device; a waste developer material accommodating part that is provided integrally with the developer material accommodating part and that is configured to accommodate waste developer material to be discarded from the image-forming device; and a waste developer material conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part and that is coupled to the waste developer material accommodating part, while being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part, to convey the waste developer material to the waste developer material accommodating part, the waste developer material conveying member being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part between a first relative position and a second relative position, the waste developer material conveying member located at the first relative position being further away from the waste developer material accommodating part than the waste developer material conveying member located at the second relative position, wherein the waste developer material conveying member comprises; a main body part configured to convey the waste developer material in a first direction; and a connecting part that extends from the main body part in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and connects to the waste developer material accommodating part. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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