TONER CONVEYER DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner conveyor device which efficiently scraps off the toner sticking to a screw member for conveying the toner conveyed by a waste toner conveyor belt to a toner recovering section, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge. SOLUTION: The toner conveyer device 59 for recovering the waste toner generated in the image forming apparatus 10 has a toner conveyer path 50 for conveying the residual toner conveyed to a side face of the toner conveyer device 59 to a recovering section 57 and a toner conveyer belt 25. The toner conveyer belt 25 conveys the residual toner through a gap disposed on an inner wall 51 of the toner conveyer path 50 up to a recovering section 58. The device is provided with a screw member 43 for conveying the toner conveyed by the toner conveyer belt 25 to the toner recovering section 58 and a scraping member 44 matched with the shape of the screw member 43 is made in direct run to abut on its one end. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT