Patent ID: 7912400
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A device to remove toner from a belt within an image forming apparatus, the device comprising: a housing including an interior space to contain the toner removed from the belt, the housing including an inlet positioned on a first side of the housing that faces towards the belt and leads into the interior space; a blade in proximity to the inlet and positioned to remove the toner from the belt and direct the toner into the inlet; an auger rotationally positioned within the interior space to move the toner along a longitudinal width of the housing, the auger positioned away from the inlet at a second side of the housing; and an agitating member rotationally positioned within the interior space to move the toner that enters into the inlet towards the auger, the agitating member including a shaft and a flexible arm that extends outward from the shaft and contacts against the blade and the auger during rotation.