Patent ID: 7292817
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image forming sections each having an image carrier; a waste toner container configured to contain waste toner, wherein the waste toner container is linked to the image forming sections; and a cover configured to be moved between a first position and a second position by pivoting around a lowest end of the cover, wherein the cover is disposed perpendicularly with respect to the axes of the image carriers, wherein the waste toner container is disposed at a side of one end of the image forming sections and is configured to move together with the cover between the first and the second positions when the cover is moved between the first and second positions, wherein the waste toner container, when the cover is in the second position, is linked to the image forming sections via a plurality of holes disposed in one side of the waste toner container, and each hole of the plurality of holes, when the cover is in the second position, is disposed at a different distance from a floor of the image forming apparatus than another hole of the plurality of holes.