Patent ID: 8626008
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member for bearing a developer image; a cartridge that contains a developer, said cartridge having a developing roller; a cleaning member for removing developer remaining on a surface of said image bearing member; a removed-developer accommodating container for accommodating the developer removed by said cleaning member, said removed-developer accommodating container being detachably mountable to a main assembly of said apparatus in a direction that intersects an axial direction of said developing roller; a developer feeding member for feeding, in the axial direction of said developing roller, the developer removed by said cleaning member to said removed-developer accommodating container; and a case that accommodates said developer feeding member, said case having a discharging portion for discharging the developer fed by said developer feeding member to said removed-developer accommodating container, wherein said removed-developer accommodating container is adjacent to said cartridge in the axial direction of said developing roller, wherein said discharging portion is projected in the axial direction of said developing roller, and wherein said removed-developer accommodating container has (i) a recess portion that permits passage of said discharging portion and (ii) a receiving opening that opens upward for receiving the developer discharged from said discharging portion.