| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner recovery device, in which a time for exchanging filters can be grasped.SOLUTION: The toner recovery device includes: a suction port 115 which is disposed in a periphery of an image carrier 2 and sucks a scattered toner; a circulation path R where the toner sucked through the suction port 115 is circulated; suction units 131, 132 which suck the toner circulated in the circulation path R; a filter 121 which is disposed upstream the suction units 131, 132 in the circulation path R and captures the toner while the toner circulated in the circulation path R is sucked by the suction units 131, 132; a vibration unit 143 that vibrates the filter 121 to drop the toner captured by the filter 121; a determination unit 145 that determines whether or not the filter 121 is clogged; and a notification unit 155 that notifies a clogged state of the filter when the determination unit 145 determines that the filter 121 is clogged. |
