Waste toner collection apparatus and image forming apparatus

Details Waste toner collection apparatus and image forming apparatus Waste toner collection apparatus and image forming apparatus

2007-02-20

2010-12-07

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Cleaning

C399S120000, C399S257000, C399S358000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07848667

ABSTRACT:
The waste toner flown into a waste toner box by way of a plurality of collection ports is leveled by means of a paddle. The waste toner collected in the waste toner box is supplied to a full condition sensing section arranged at a higher position so as to be piled up by means of an auxiliary paddle42. A photodetector detects the waste toner that is accumulated higher at the position of the full condition sensing section than at the other area of the waste toner box to detect a full condition of the waste toner box.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2005/0036810 (2005-02-01), Murakami et al.
patent: 2002-148884 (2002-05-01), None

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