| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reuse a PET bottle or the like disused at the time of treating a waste toner and to securely prevent a toner leakage during toner recovery by specifying the structure of the tip of a carrying pipe used for carrying the waste toner recovered by a cleaner to a recovery container. SOLUTION: The tip of the pipe 1 is formed into a tapered part 1a. On the part, a flexible and elastic cylindrical member 2 consisting of an elastic material such as rubber is provided. The upper end 2a of the cylindrical member 2 is bonded and fixed to the periphery of the pipe 1 and its other parts are stable with gaps between tapered part 1a and themselves. While the part 1a is exposed by curling up the cylindrical member 2 attached to the pipe 1 from its lower end, the part 1a is inserted into the opening of the container 3, then the cylindrical member 2 is returned to the original condition to cover and fix the outside of the opening of the container. Thus, the container which is disposal as the waste-toner container can be used, and a toner leakage and scatter can be prevented securely. |
