Patent ID: 7634213

Claim:
A toner collecting device for conveying collected waste toner to a waste toner storing portion, comprising: a toner conveying means, said toner conveying means is positioned at a side opposite to a driveline included in an apparatus body to which said toner collecting device is mounted, said toner conveying means being directly driven by said driveline of said apparatus body; a first waste toner scattering means configured to scatter the waste toner in said toner storing portion, the waste toner being conveyed to said waste toner storing portion by said toner conveying means; and a second waste toner scattering means configured to scatter the waste toner in a direction opposite to said first waste toner scattering means, and said second waste toner scattering means is configured as a drive shaft for driving said toner conveying means, wherein a driveline for driving said toner conveying means is not arranged at said side opposite to said driveline of said apparatus body.