Patent ID: 7848667

Claim:
A waste toner collection apparatus comprising: a waste toner containing member extending in the direction of arrangement of a plurality of image forming units respectively having toner image forming member arranged around image carriers so as to contain at least waste toner conveyed out from the plurality of image forming units; a plurality of collection ports arranged at the waste toner containing member to collect the waste toner; a leveling member configured to level the waste toner collected through the plurality of collection ports in the waste toner containing member; a full condition sensing section formed at an upper part of the waste toner containing member to introduce the waste toner driven to get to an upper position by the drive shaft of the leveling member; a partition member configured to separate the full condition sensing section and the collection port located adjacent to the full condition sensing section from each other; a waste toner supply member configured to supply the waste toner to the full condition sensing section separated by the partition member; and a full condition sensor configured to sense the waste toner introduced to the full condition sensing section.