Patent ID: 8116645
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section that forms an image on a recording medium; a first storing container that is attachably and detachably provided and that stores waste powder discarded from the image forming section; a second storing container that is attachably and detachably provided and that stores waste powder discarded from the image forming section; a first discharging part that is provided so as to be allowed to be shut off and that discharges, to the first storing container, the waste powder from the image forming section; a second discharging part that discharges, to the second storing container, the waste powder from the image forming section; a first transporting section that transports, to the first discharging part, the waste powder from the image forming section; a second transporting section that transports, toward the second discharging part, the waste powder having been transported to the first discharging part by the first transporting section, when the first discharging part is shut off; and a controller that shuts off the first discharging part and stops the first transporting section or reduces an output of the first transporting section, when the first storing container is removed in a state where the first discharging part is opened.