Patent ID: 7894742
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a recording-medium feeding mechanism that feeds recording medium one by one; a recording-medium conveying path to convey the recording medium fed by the recording-medium feeding mechanism to a recording-medium discharge section; an image forming unit that is arranged further on an upstream side than the recording-medium discharge section of the recording-medium conveying path and executes an image forming process to print an image based on image data on the recording medium conveyed through the recording-medium conveying path; a first carrying mechanism that receives a waste developer collected from a secondary transfer roller of the image forming unit and carries the waste developer to one end thereof; a second carrying mechanism that receives the waste developer carried by the first carrying mechanism and carries the waste developer in a vertical upward direction to a position higher than the first carrying mechanism; and a pivoting duct that receives the waste developer carried by the first carrying mechanism and passes the waste developer to a waste developer carrying mechanism at a next stage.