Electrophotography – Cleaning of imaging surface – Having handling of removed material
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Lee, Susan S (Department: 2884)
Electrophotography
Cleaning of imaging surface
Having handling of removed material
C399S360000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07904014
ABSTRACT:
A waste toner collecting device comprising: a waste toner removing section that removes a toner which is adhered on a surface of a member to be cleaned, as waste toner; a waste toner storing section that stores the waste toner; and a waste toner transporting section that transports the waste toner to the waste toner storing section, wherein the waste toner transporting section includes a waste toner transporting path, a rotatable shaft arranged in the waste toner transporting path, a transport screw that is arranged at an outer periphery of the shaft in the waste toner transporting path and that has one end in a longitudinal direction coupled to the shaft, and a driving section that is coupled to the other end of the transport screw in the longitudinal direction so as to transmit a rotational force or that is coupled to the shaft so as to transmit a rotational force while rotatably supporting the other end of the transport screw.
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Kubo Takashi
Umehara Takao
Lee Susan S
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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