摘要 |
PURPOSE:To obtain average of the toner in a toner container by giving an impact to the container associatively with the opening and closing operation of the door of an image forming device. CONSTITUTION:Toner remaining on the surface of a photoreceptor 2 after a transferring sheet moving as shown by an arrow A receives a toner image from the photoreceptor surface is scraped off by a cleaning device 4, conveyed to one end of the cleaning device 4 by a screw conveyor 4a, and stored in a waste toner container 5. This waste toner container 5 is given an impact every time the door 1a of a copying machine body 1 is opened and closed. Thus, the toner stored in the waste toner container 5 is averaged. |