Patent ID: 7315723

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoconductor configured to have a toner image formed thereon; a cleaning device configured to remove toner remaining on the photoconductor after a transfer of the toner image; and a toner transporting device configured to transport the toner removed by the cleaning device, the toner transporting device comprising: a first toner transport path forming member; a first toner transporting member partly provided in the first toner transport path forming member and configured to expand and contract in a length direction thereof and transport the toner through the first toner transport path forming member; and a length control member provided at a downstream end of the first toner transport path forming member and configured to be pressed against the first toner transporting member to keep a constant length of the first toner transporting member, wherein the first toner transporting member is longer than the first toner transport path forming member and is compressed by the length control member.