Image forming apparatus dust container including dust...

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2006-10-16

2009-10-06

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Cleaning

C399S360000, C399S120000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07599633

ABSTRACT:
A dust container includes a container body, an inlet, a dust detector, and a dust-conveying unit. The dust-conveying unit conveys the dust from the inlet to the interior of the container body. The dust-conveying unit includes a plurality of conveying members that are arranged at different positions in the dust conveying unit. A direction in which the dust is conveyed and an amount of the dust conveyed by at least one of the conveying members is different from those of the other conveying members. As the dust accumulates in the container body, the dust detector detects whether the container body is substantially full with the dust.

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