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- JP2002196644A5 JP2002196644A5 JP2000394456A JP2000394456A JP2002196644A5 JP 2002196644 A5 JP2002196644 A5 JP 2002196644A5 JP 2000394456 A JP2000394456 A JP 2000394456A JP 2000394456 A JP2000394456 A JP 2000394456A JP 2002196644 A5 JP2002196644 A5 JP 2002196644A5
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Description
【特許請求の範囲】
【請求項１】
トナー画像を担持する像担持体と、
前記像担持体上に残されたトナーをクリーニングするクリーニング手段及び、回収したトナーをトナー回収容器に搬送するトナー搬送手段を備えるクリーナユニットと、
該クリーニング手段により前記像担持体上から回収したトナーを保持する前記トナー回収容器と、
前記トナー回収容器にトナーが満タンになったことを検知するセンサと、
を有し、
該センサは前記クリーナユニットの有無も検出することを特徴とする画像形成装置。
【請求項２】
前記トナー回収容器と前記クリーナユニットとは、前記トナー回収容器の取入口と前記クリーナユニットの排出口とで接続されており、
前記取入口に配置され、前記トナー回収容器と前記クリーナユニットが接続されていない状態で、回収したトナーが該トナー回収容器外に漏れることを防止するように閉じるシール手段を備え、
前記センサは、光透過式センサであり、前記シール手段は、閉じている状態で前記センサの光を遮るように構成したことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の画像形成装置。
【請求項３】
前記クリーニング手段はクリーニングブレードであることを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載の画像形成装置。
[Claims]
[Claim 1]
An image carrier that supports a toner image and
A cleaner unit comprising conveying means for conveying the cleaning means and the recovered toner to the toner collecting container for cleaning the toner remaining on the image bearing member,
Said toner recovery container holding the toner collected from the image bearing member by said cleaning means,
A sensor that detects when the toner collection container is full of toner, and
Have,
The sensor is an image forming apparatus that also detects the presence or absence of the cleaner unit.
2.
The toner recovery container and the cleaner unit are connected by an inlet of the toner recovery container and an outlet of the cleaner unit.
A sealing means arranged at the intake and closed so as to prevent the recovered toner from leaking out of the toner recovery container when the toner recovery container and the cleaner unit are not connected is provided.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a light transmission type sensor, and the sealing means is configured to block the light of the sensor in a closed state.
3.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the cleaning means is a cleaning blade.
【００１６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために本発明に係る画像形成装置の代表的な構成は、トナー画像を担持する像担持体と、前記像担持体上に残されたトナーをクリーニングするクリーニング手段及び、回収したトナーをトナー回収容器に搬送するトナー搬送手段を備えるクリーナユニットと、該クリーニング手段により前記像担持体上から回収したトナーを保持する前記トナー回収容器と、前記トナー回収容器にトナーが満タンになったことを検知するセンサと、を有し、該センサは前記クリーナユニットの有無も検出することを特徴とする。
0016.
[Means for solving problems]
Typical configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention in order to solve the above problems, an image bearing member for bearing a toner image, and a cleaning means for cleaning the toner remaining on the image bearing member, and recovered a cleaner unit comprising conveying means for conveying the toner in the toner container, said toner container for holding the toner collected from the image bearing member by said cleaning means, toner to the toner container becomes full It has a sensor for detecting that, and the sensor is characterized in that it also detects the presence or absence of the cleaner unit.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2000394456A JP4708557B2 (en) | 2000-12-26 | 2000-12-26 | Image forming apparatus |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2000394456A JP4708557B2 (en) | 2000-12-26 | 2000-12-26 | Image forming apparatus |
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| JP2002196644A JP2002196644A (en) | 2002-07-12 |
| JP2002196644A5 true JP2002196644A5 (en) | 2008-02-14 |
| JP4708557B2 JP4708557B2 (en) | 2011-06-22 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP2000394456A Expired - Fee Related JP4708557B2 (en) | 2000-12-26 | 2000-12-26 | Image forming apparatus |
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Families Citing this family (8)
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| DE10234711A1 (en) * | 2002-07-30 | 2004-02-12 | OCé PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH | Method and device for minimizing unwanted toner transfer in a transfer printing station of an electrographic printing device |
| KR100582997B1 (en) | 2004-04-27 | 2006-05-25 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Cleaning device, cleaning method and image forming device using same |
| JP2007121658A (en) * | 2005-10-27 | 2007-05-17 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Image forming unit and image forming apparatus |
| JP4492676B2 (en) | 2007-11-07 | 2010-06-30 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | Image forming apparatus |
| JP2010230775A (en) * | 2009-03-26 | 2010-10-14 | Brother Ind Ltd | Image forming apparatus |
| JP5289604B2 (en) | 2011-06-20 | 2013-09-11 | キヤノン株式会社 | Image forming apparatus |
| JP6218554B2 (en) | 2013-10-24 | 2017-10-25 | キヤノン株式会社 | Image forming apparatus |
| JP6922426B2 (en) * | 2017-05-30 | 2021-08-18 | 株式会社リコー | Powder transfer device and image forming device |
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