Patent ID: 8317295

Claim:
A microparticle/aerosol-collecting device for an office machine, the microparticle/aerosol-collecting device being positioned near a printing section or a printing head, the microparticle/aerosol-collecting device comprising: an absorption section having at least one passage formed therein, the passage having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the absorption section is a cylindrical body having a shaft and a gear mounted on the shaft, the shaft of the absorption section is hollow and formed with a chamber, and a cleaning unit is arranged in the chamber of the shaft; and a motor for rotationally driving the absorption section, when the absorption section is rotationally driven by the motor, the absorption section creating a negative pressure effect to suck air into the absorption section, whereby the microparticles or ink aerosols suspended in the air are entrained by the air to go through the passage into the absorption section, and the gear of the absorption section is engaged with a gear of the motor.