摘要 |
PURPOSE:To eliminate need to provide a space for a toner recovery tank specially and to reduce the size of an image reproducing device by arranging the toner recovery tank in a photosensitive body. CONSTITUTION:Both side parts of rollers 2 and 3 which support the beltlike photosensitive body 1 are supported rotatably on both side plates 17a and 17b of a roller support member 17, and both side plates 17a and 17b have their upper parts connecting with a top plate 17c and their lower parts connecting with a bottom plate 17d and a side plate 17e which is bent upward from both sides of the bottom plate forms a hole which is sectioned rectangularly on the hole, i.e. the toner recovery tank 18. An upper opening 17f for toner reception is provided connecting with the hole. A cleaning device 9, on the other hand, is provided with a conveying device 19 equipped with a screw conveyor 19a which rotates to convey toner removed from the photosensitive body 1 in the width direction of a belt and its lower discharge opening 19a faces the toner reception opening 17f of a roller support member 17. Consequently, the space for the installation of the toner recovery tank need not be prepared specially. |