WASTE TONER RECOVERY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recover waste toner in accordance with using circumstances by a user while maintaining high versatility.

SOLUTION: The recovery device 100 is attached instead of a recovery bottle incorporated in a printer body. The device 100 is provided with a primary recovery part 110 attached to the printer body instead of the recovery bottle, a secondary recovery part 130 in which waste powder recovered by the recovery part 110 is finally stored and a carrying part 150 carrying the waste powder between the primary and the secondary recovery parts 110 and 130. A secondary recovery container having storing capacity about five times as large as the recovery bottle is attached to the secondary recovery part 130.

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