IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes attachment portions, receiving ports, a storing portion, and an inner cover. the attachment portions are portions to which multiple image forming units, to form respective toner images with different colors from each other, are respectively attachable. the receiving ports are respectively disposed at the attachment portions, and are receivable waste toner respectively discharged from the multiple image forming units attached to the attachment portions. the storing portion communicates with each of the receiving ports to store the waste toner received by the receiving ports. the inner cover has a blocking portion blocking a part of the receiving ports other than a receiving port of an image forming unit of the multiple image forming units attached to the attachment portions.

Inventor(s): Tatsuya SUZUKI

CPC Classification: G03G21/12 (ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY (information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer ; static stores with means for writing-in or reading-out information ; recording of television signals ))

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