Combined cleaner and toner magazine for an image forming apparatus

A combined cleaner and toner magazine (CTM) for an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• toner supplying means for supplying a toner to a developing unit;
• cleaning means constructed integrally with said toner supplying means for removing said storing the toner remaining on a photoconductive element after image transfer;
• and
• preventing means for preventing part of the toner left on the photoconductive element without being stored in said cleaning means from being scattered around in said image forming apparatus;
• wherein:
• said preventing means comprises an openable permanent magnet shutter;
• said permanent magnet shutter comprises an openable shutter member and a sheet-like permanent magnet affixed to said shutter member;
• and
• said sheet-like permanent magnet is 1 millimeter to 3 millimeters thick.

A combined cleaner and toner magazine (CTM) for an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• toner supplying means for supplying a toner to a developing unit;
• cleaning means constructed integrally with said toner supplying means for removing and storing the toner remaining on a photoconductive element after image transfer;
• and
• preventing means for preventing part of the toner left on the photoconductive element without being stored in said cleaning means from being scattered around in said image forming apparatus;
• wherein:
• said preventing means comprises an openable permanent magnet shutter;
• said permanent magnet shutter comprises an openable shutter member and a sheet-like permanent magnet affixed to said shutter member;
• and
• said sheet-like permanent magnet protrudes 1 millimeter to 6 millimeters from an edge of said shutter member.