Toner delivery mechanism made in simple construction and image forming device

An image forming device, comprising:

• image forming means for forming a toner image on paper, the image forming means having an image carrier on the surface of which a toner image will be formed;
• paper supply means for supplying paper to the image forming means;
• cleaning means for cleaning residual toner on the image carrier;
• toner collection means for storing the residual toner collected by the cleaning means;
• toner delivery means arranged between the cleaning means and the toner collection means;
• and
• toner delivery means, having
• collection pipe means arranged between the cleaning means and the toner collection means,
• collection spiral means for extending within the collection pipe means, and delivering toner by means of the rotation thereof,
• rotation drive means for rotating the collection means,
• reciprocating means for reciprocating the collection spiral means in a toner delivery direction, the reciprocating means for reciprocating the collection spiral means in conjunction with the rotation of the collection spiral means by means of the rotation drive means.

A toner delivery mechanism arranged between a cleaning device for cleaning residual toner on an image carrier, and a toner collection receptacle for collecting residual toner, comprising:

• a collection pipe being arranged between the cleaning device and the toner collection receptacle;
• a collection spiral extending within the collection pipe, and delivering toner by rotation;
• a rotation drive mechanism being configured to rotate the collection spiral;
• and
• a reciprocating mechanism being configured to reciprocate the collection spiral in a toner delivery direction, the reciprocating mechanism configured to reciprocate the collection spiral in conjunction with the rotation of the collection spiral by the rotation drive mechanism.

An image forming device, comprising:

• an image forming unit being configured to form a toner image on paper, the image forming unit having an image carrier on the surface of which a toner image is formed;
• a paper supply unit being configured to supply paper to the image forming unit;
• a cleaning device being configured to clean residual toner on the image carrier;
• a toner collection receptacle being configured to store the residual toner collected by the cleaning device;
• and
• a toner delivery mechanism being arranged between the cleaning device and the toner collection receptacle,
• the toner delivery mechanism having
• a collection pipe being arranged between the cleaning device and the toner collection receptacle,
• a collection spiral extending within the collection pipe, and delivering toner by the rotation thereof,
• rotation drive mechanism being configured to rotate the collection spiral, and
• reciprocating mechanism being configured to reciprocate the collection spiral in a toner delivery direction, the reciprocating mechanism being configured to reciprocate the collection spiral in conjunction with the rotation of the collection spiral by means of the rotation drive mechanism.