Image-forming device having waste developer material conveying mechanism
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, the waste developer material accommodating part having an inlet configured to receive waste developer material to be accommodated into the waste developer material accommodating part; and
a waste developer material conveying mechanism that is configured to be connected to both of the recovering unit and the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part and to convey the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the inlet of 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 and that is coupled to the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part,the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part being positioned at a center region of the waste developer material accommodating part in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum,the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part being positioned on a far side of the waste developer material accommodating part with respect to the developing roller.
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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 and is configured to accommodate waste developer material collected by a recovering unit. A waste developer material conveying mechanism is connected to both of the 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 and that is coupled to a center region of the waste developer material accommodating part along an axial direction of the photosensitive drum.
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12 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, the waste developer material accommodating part having an inlet configured to receive waste developer material to be accommodated into the waste developer material accommodating part; and a waste developer material conveying mechanism that is configured to be connected to both of the recovering unit and the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part and to convey the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the inlet of 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 and that is coupled to the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part, the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part being positioned at a center region of the waste developer material accommodating part in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum, the inlet of the waste developer material accommodating part being positioned on a far side of the waste developer material accommodating part with respect to the developing roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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; 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, wherein the waste developer material conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part, and that is coupled to a center region of the waste developer material accommodating part along an axial direction of the photosensitive drum; and an urging member that is interposed between the waste developer material accommodating part and the conveying member and that is configured to urge the developing roller toward the photosensitive drum via the developer material accommodating part. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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