APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING WASTE DEVELOPER OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER

摘要

PURPOSE: An apparatus for collecting a waste developer of an electrophotographic printer is provided to prevent the waste developer from sticking to a connection path. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for collecting a waste developer of an electrophotographic printer includes a cleaning blade(151), a collecting bag(155), and a collecting tray(153). The cleaning blade separates the waste developer from the surface of a photosensitive drum(115) to collect the waste developer. The collecting bag stores the collected waste developer inside a developing device(110). The collecting tray is connected to the collecting bag through a connection path(157) formed under the collecting tray and guides the waste tray to the connection path from the cleaning blade. The apparatus further includes a device(260) for preventing the waste developer from sticking to the connection path. The device forcibly moves the waste developer entering the connection path to prevent the waste developer from sticking to the connection path. The device is located on the connection path.