发明公开
- 专利标题: IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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申请号: EP21162763.3申请日: 2021-03-16
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公开(公告)号: EP3896527A1公开(公告)日: 2021-10-20
- 发明人: TAJIMA, Hirotoshi , OHATA, Toshiaki
- 申请人: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- 申请人地址: JP OHTA-KU Tokyo 146-8501 30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME
- 代理机构: TBK
- 优先权: JP2020073184 20200415
- 主分类号: G03G21/10
- IPC分类号: G03G21/10 ; G03G21/12
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a first collecting container, a second collecting container, and a feeding device. The feeding device includes a lateral feeding passage capable of feeding the toner, discharged from the image forming portion, in a direction crossing a vertical direction. The lateral feeding passage includes a first discharging opening, a second discharging opening, and a receiving opening provided between the first and second discharging openings, for receiving toner discharged from the image forming portion. The feeding device includes a helical feeding member rotatable about a rotation axis along the lateral feeding passage, and a driving portion for rotationally drive the helical feeding member in a normal direction and a reverse direction.
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