摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably carry toner by means of a toner carrying member by making the scraping capability of a toner scraping member uniform over its entire width. SOLUTION: This device removes untransferred toner remaining on the photoreceptor 1 of the image forming device, carries the removed toner to a toner recovery part by means of the rotary toner-carrying member 7, and scrapes off the toner sticking to the toner carrying member, by means of the scraping member 9 in contact with the toner carrying member 7. In this case, at both ends of the scraping member 9 in the direction of its width, reinforcement members 10 are provided for reinforcing the stiffness of the scraping member 9. |