DE69309880T2 - Tonerbehälter und dafür vorgesehene Aufnahmevorrichtung - Google Patents

Tonerbehälter und dafür vorgesehene Aufnahmevorrichtung

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DE69309880T2
DE69309880T2 DE1993609880 DE69309880T DE69309880T2 DE 69309880 T2 DE69309880 T2 DE 69309880T2 DE 1993609880 DE1993609880 DE 1993609880 DE 69309880 T DE69309880 T DE 69309880T DE 69309880 T2 DE69309880 T2 DE 69309880T2
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receiving device
device provided
toner container
provided therefor
therefor
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE1993609880
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Inventor
Kenneth D Corby
Michael W Didas
Satyan R Kalyandurg
Purnendu S Ojha
Michael E Baister
Suzanne M Lenhard
David M Gaudino
James G Rydelek
Paul H Tam
Ernest E Brizzolara
Michael E Jacobs
Arthur E Dunn
Michael H Green
John M Beres
Francisco L Ziegelmuller
William B Vreeland
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NexPress Solutions LLC
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Priority claimed from US07/985,469 external-priority patent/US5268719A/en
Priority claimed from US07/985,075 external-priority patent/US5296894A/en
Priority claimed from US07/985,471 external-priority patent/US5282002A/en
Priority claimed from US07/985,472 external-priority patent/US5255053A/en
Priority claimed from US07/985,074 external-priority patent/US5313993A/en
Application filed by Eastman Kodak Co filed Critical Eastman Kodak Co
Publication of DE69309880D1 publication Critical patent/DE69309880D1/de
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Publication of DE69309880T2 publication Critical patent/DE69309880T2/de
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Electrophotography Configuration And Component (AREA)
  • Discharging, Photosensitive Material Shape In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Electrostatic Charge, Transfer And Separation In Electrography (AREA)
  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
DE1993609880 1992-12-03 1993-11-22 Tonerbehälter und dafür vorgesehene Aufnahmevorrichtung Expired - Fee Related DE69309880T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/985,469 US5268719A (en) 1992-12-03 1992-12-03 Image forming apparatus having a positioning mechanism for multiple developing units
US07/985,075 US5296894A (en) 1992-12-03 1992-12-03 Image forming apparatus and an image member cartridge containing a photoconductive drum
US07/985,471 US5282002A (en) 1992-12-03 1992-12-03 Image forming apparatus having a sump component for multiple developing units
US07/985,472 US5255053A (en) 1992-12-03 1992-12-03 Image forming apparatus having a transfer drum, an image member cartridge and exposure means
US07/985,074 US5313993A (en) 1992-12-03 1992-12-03 Toner container and receiving apparatus therefor

Publications (2)

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DE69309880D1 DE69309880D1 (de) 1997-05-22
DE69309880T2 true DE69309880T2 (de) 1997-10-16

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US6298207B1 (en) * 2000-05-18 2001-10-02 Nexpress Solutions Llc Replenisher mechanism for a development station of a reproduction apparatus
JP6455845B2 (ja) * 2016-11-07 2019-01-23 キヤノン株式会社 電子写真画像形成装置及び感光体ユニット

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US4062385A (en) * 1975-03-14 1977-12-13 Eastman Kodak Company Toner handling apparatus
DE3247965A1 (de) * 1982-12-21 1984-07-19 Berolina Chemischer Bürobedarf Wolff & Wilcke Betriebs-KG, 1000 Berlin Toner-nachfuellbehaelter
JPH01316767A (ja) * 1988-06-16 1989-12-21 Nec Corp トナー補給用カートリッジ
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US4942432A (en) * 1989-06-28 1990-07-17 Eastman Kodak Company Apparatus for adding toner to an electrostatographic development station
JPH03245172A (ja) * 1990-02-19 1991-10-31 Nippon Kentek Kaisha Ltd トナー補給容器及びトナー補給容器を固定する装置
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US5074344A (en) * 1990-10-22 1991-12-24 Eastman Kodak Company Toner container and latchable cover
US5142335A (en) * 1990-11-26 1992-08-25 Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Electrostatic latent image-developing device and toner cartridge used therefor

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EP0607528A2 (de) 1994-07-27
JPH06230673A (ja) 1994-08-19

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Owner name: NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC, ROCHESTER, N.Y., US

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