| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the housing capacity for waste toner without increasing the occupying capacity of a cleaning means by disposing a waste toner carrying member separating from the bottom surface of a cleaning means main body. SOLUTION: A waste toner carrying pipe 10e connects the main body housing 10c of the cleaning means 10 with a first waste toner storage chamber disposed at the inside of a photoreceptive drum 6. A spiral auger 10f is provided from the housing 10c to the first toner storage chamber passing through the carrying pipe 10e, and is disposed separately from the bottom surface of the housing 10c. A second waste toner storage chamber 10g is formed under the carrying pipe 10e. The waste toner accumulates at a bottom part at the inside of the housing 10c, and the waste toner overflowing from it is carried by the auger 10f and accumulates at the second waste toner storage chamber 10g. Moreover, the waste toner overflowing from it is carried by the auger 10f and accumulates at the first waste toner storage chamber. |
