Patent ID: 8682209
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit including a plurality of photoconductor drums arranged in tandem and a plurality of developer cartridges each having developer of a respective predetermined color; a conveyor belt arranged opposite to the plurality of photoconductor drums and configured to convey a recording sheet between the plurality of photoconductor drums and the conveyor belt; a cleaning unit including a cleaning member configured to be positioned in contact with the conveyor belt to collect substance adhering to the conveyor belt, a receptacle disposed above the cleaning member and configured to store the substance collected by the cleaning member, and a carrying unit comprising a first carrying member and a second carrying member and configured to carry the substance collected by the cleaning member toward the receptacle, wherein the cleaning unit is arranged on the same side as the image forming unit with respect to the conveyor belt and is integrally formed with an adjacent one of the plurality of developer cartridges, and wherein the first carrying member is configured to carry the substance in a first direction parallel to a rotation axis of each of the photoconductor drums, and the second carrying member is configured to carry the substance having been carried by the first carrying member in a second direction different from the first direction, whereby the substance collected by the cleaning member is carried toward the receptacle through the first carrying member and the second carrying member.