Collecting apparatus for scattering toner
AssigneeKonishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorTohru Uchida
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting scattering magnetic toner includes an air flow path, a toner collecting chamber at one end of the flow path, a suction device for generating a directional flow of air for transporting scattering toner through the air flow path to the toner collecting chamber, and magnets in the collecting chamber for facilitating collection of toner therein. A filter formed of magnetizable material may be further provided in the magnetic field within the collecting chamber for enhancing the collection capacity and efficiency of the apparatus.
Claims8
In a recording machine which includes a developing device and which utilizes magnetic toner as a developing agent, collecting apparatus for scattering toner generated at a development zone and comprising:
- means defining an air flow path communicating at one end thereof with the development zone;
- means defining a toner collecting chamber at another end of said air flow path for communication with the development zone through said flow path and for receiving and collecting therein scattering toner;
- suction means for generating a directional flow of air for transporting scattering toner through said air flow path from the development zone to said toner collecting chamber;
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- means in said collecting chamber for generating a magnetic field so as to facilitate collection in said chamber of scattering toner transported thereto from the development zone through said air flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.