摘要 |
PURPOSE:To provide a waste toner discharge device constituted so that the housing quantity of waste toner is increased and the handling and the post- processing thereof are easily executed by solidifying the waste toner, extremely reducing the volume thereof, cutting it to a fixed shape and discharging it. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a cleaning device 3, a waste toner container 4, a fixing device 5 provided with a heater 7 inside and a waste toner relay tube 9 connecting the fixing device 5 and the container 4. Then, a waste toner flowing-out tube 8 provided with a spiral screw 12 positioned on the inside of the heater 7 and driven to be rotated and a cut device 45 cutting the discharged waste toner 18 at the exist 16 thereof is connected to the tip of the tube 9. |