Image forming apparatus dust container including dust conveyance members

A dust container configured to contain dust therein, comprising:

• a container body configured to contain the dust therein;
• an inlet to the container body for passing the dust therethrough;
• a dust conveying unit that conveys the dust from the inlet to a portion away from the inlet inside the container body, the dust conveying unit including a plurality of conveying members arranged at different positions in the dust conveying unit, at least one of the conveying members of the plurality of conveying members being different with respect to others of the plurality of conveying members in at least any one of a dust conveying direction and a dust conveying amount;
• a dust detector configured to detect whether the container body is substantially full with the dust;
• wherein
• at least one of the dust conveying directions is in a direction toward the dust detector, and
• at least one of the dust conveying directions is in a direction away from the dust detector, and
• wherein the dust conveying unit further includes a regulating plate that is configured to regulate a flow of the dust generated by the plurality of conveying members.

A dust container configured to contain dust therein, comprising:

• a container body configured to contain the dust therein;
• an inlet to the container body for passing the dust therethrough;
• a dust conveying unit that conveys the dust from the inlet to a portion away from the inlet inside the container body, the dust conveying unit including a plurality of conveying members arranged at different positions in the dust conveying unit, at least one of the conveying members of the plurality of conveying members being different with respect to others of the plurality of conveying members in at least any one of a dust conveying direction and a dust conveying amount;
• and
• a dust detector configured to detect whether the container body is substantially full with the dust;
• wherein the dust conveying unit further includes a regulating plate that is configured to regulate a flow of the dust generated by the plurality of conveying members.

An image forming apparatus configured to form an image onto a recording medium by using toner, comprising:

• a dust container including a container body configured to contain dust therein;
• an inlet to the container body for passing the dust therethrough;
• a dust conveying unit that conveys the dust from the inlet to a portion away from the inlet inside the container body, the dust conveying unit including a plurality of conveying members arranged at different positions in the dust conveying unit and operating to urge the dust in a predetermined direction within the container, at least one of the conveying members being different with respect to others of the plurality of conveying members in at least any one of a dust conveying direction and a dust conveying amount;
• a dust detector configured to detect whether the container body is substantially full with the dust, and
• wherein the dust conveying unit further includes a regulating plate that is configured to regulate a flow of the dust generated by the plurality of conveying members.

An image forming apparatus configured to form an image onto a recording medium by using toner, comprising:

• a waste toner container configured to contain waste toner therein, the waste toner container including a container body configured to contain dust therein;
• an inlet to the container body for passing the dust therethrough;
• a dust conveying unit that conveys the dust from the inlet to a portion away from the inlet inside the container body, the dust conveying unit including a plurality of conveying members arranged at different positions in the dust conveying unit and operating to urge the dust in a predetermined direction within the container, at least one of the conveying members being different with respect to others of the plurality of conveying members in at least any one of a dust conveying direction and a dust conveying amount;
• a dust detector that detects whether the container body is substantially full with the dust, and
• wherein the dust conveying unit further includes a regulating plate that is configured to regulate a flow of the dust generated by the plurality of conveying members.