Image forming apparatus having collection box

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2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Having handling of removed material

C399S123000, C399S343000, C399S357000, C399S358000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07983609

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus is provided with a cassette configured to accommodate printing sheets, a casing of the image forming apparatus, a belt member which circularly moves inside the casing, a cleaning device configured to remove particles adhering on the belt member, and a collection box in which the particles removed by the cleaning unit is collected. The casing has a cassette accommodating section for accommodating the cassette, a box accommodating section defined inside the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section and an opening formed on the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section. The cassette is removably installable into the cassette accommodating section through the opening, and the collection box is detached from or inserted in the box accommodating section through the opening.

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