EP0248682A3 - Image formation apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0248682A3
EP0248682A3 EP87305019A EP87305019A EP0248682A3 EP 0248682 A3 EP0248682 A3 EP 0248682A3 EP 87305019 A EP87305019 A EP 87305019A EP 87305019 A EP87305019 A EP 87305019A EP 0248682 A3 EP0248682 A3 EP 0248682A3
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image formation
formation apparatus
image
formation
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EP0248682A2 (en
EP0248682B1 (en
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Itsuro Katoh
Shoichiro Yoshiura
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Sharp Corp
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Sharp Corp
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Publication of EP0248682A2 publication Critical patent/EP0248682A2/en
Publication of EP0248682A3 publication Critical patent/EP0248682A3/en
Priority claimed from IN98MA1991 external-priority patent/IN172505B/en
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Publication of EP0248682B1 publication Critical patent/EP0248682B1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/10—Collecting or recycling waste developer
    • G03G21/12—Toner waste containers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/1604—Arrangement or disposition of the entire apparatus
    • G03G21/1623—Means to access the interior of the apparatus
    • G03G21/1633—Means to access the interior of the apparatus using doors or covers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1618—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the cleaning unit
    • G03G2221/1621—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the cleaning unit re-use of cleaned toner
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/163—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the developer unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1663—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts having lifetime indicators
    • G03G2221/1666—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts having lifetime indicators integer lifetimes of each other
EP87305019A 1986-06-06 1987-06-05 Image formation apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0248682B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP61132091A JPS62287279A (en) 1986-06-06 1986-06-06 Image forming device
JP132091/86 1986-06-06
IN98MA1991 IN172505B (en) 1986-06-06 1991-02-07

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EP0248682A2 EP0248682A2 (en) 1987-12-09
EP0248682A3 true EP0248682A3 (en) 1988-11-17
EP0248682B1 EP0248682B1 (en) 1991-05-29

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EP87305019A Expired - Lifetime EP0248682B1 (en) 1986-06-06 1987-06-05 Image formation apparatus

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JP (1) JPS62287279A (en)

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JPS6314187A (en) * 1986-07-04 1988-01-21 Sharp Corp Developer recovering device
US5028966A (en) * 1988-11-10 1991-07-02 Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Image-forming machine
JPH03174549A (en) * 1989-12-04 1991-07-29 Ricoh Co Ltd Electrophotographic recording device
JP2827137B2 (en) * 1989-12-05 1998-11-18 株式会社リコー Cleaner toner magazine and electrophotographic recording device
DE69427414T2 (en) * 1993-01-26 2002-04-18 Sharp Kk Image forming apparatus
JP3663542B2 (en) * 2002-01-23 2005-06-22 京セラ株式会社 Toner supply container of image forming machine
KR101524065B1 (en) * 2008-04-30 2015-06-01 삼성전자주식회사 Image forming apparatus

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0101325A2 (en) * 1982-08-17 1984-02-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha A process unit and an image forming apparatus using the same
WO1985004733A1 (en) * 1984-04-13 1985-10-24 Eastman Kodak Company A cleaning method and apparatus for a polychromatic electrophotographic copier
DE3522296A1 (en) * 1984-06-22 1986-01-02 Sharp K.K., Osaka COPIER WITH AUTOMATIC DEVELOPER RETURN
EP0176207A1 (en) * 1984-08-31 1986-04-02 Xerox Corporation Electrostatographic copier
US4591258A (en) * 1981-12-22 1986-05-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Safety means for process kit

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4591258A (en) * 1981-12-22 1986-05-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Safety means for process kit
EP0101325A2 (en) * 1982-08-17 1984-02-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha A process unit and an image forming apparatus using the same
WO1985004733A1 (en) * 1984-04-13 1985-10-24 Eastman Kodak Company A cleaning method and apparatus for a polychromatic electrophotographic copier
DE3522296A1 (en) * 1984-06-22 1986-01-02 Sharp K.K., Osaka COPIER WITH AUTOMATIC DEVELOPER RETURN
EP0176207A1 (en) * 1984-08-31 1986-04-02 Xerox Corporation Electrostatographic copier

Non-Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 101 (P-447)[2158], 17th April 1986; & JP-A-60 233 678 (CANON K.K.) 20-11-1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 314 (P-412)[2037], 10th December 1985; & JP-A-60 143 360 (CASIO KEISANKI K.K.) 29-07-1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 44 (P-337)[1767], 23rd February 1985; & JP-A-59 184 373 (FUJI XEROX K.K.) 19-10-1984 *

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EP0248682B1 (en) 1991-05-29
JPS62287279A (en) 1987-12-14

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