Patent ID: 11868064
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. A process cartridge detachably attachable to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus, the process cartridge comprising:
the toner conveying device according to claim 1;
an image bearer;
a developing device including a developing roller to develop a latent image on the image bearer to form a toner image;
a cleaning device including a cleaning blade to collect untransferred toner on the image bearer; and
a waste-toner collecting portion including a toner container to collect the untransferred toner collected by the cleaning device as waste toner,
wherein the toner conveying device is configured to convey, as the waste toner, the untransferred toner collected by the cleaning device toward the waste-toner collecting portion.