EP0670530A3 - Tonerspeichereinheit, Resttonersammeleinheit, Tonercontainer mit diesen Einheiten und Bilderzeugungsgerät mit einem solchen Tonercontainer. - Google Patents
Tonerspeichereinheit, Resttonersammeleinheit, Tonercontainer mit diesen Einheiten und Bilderzeugungsgerät mit einem solchen Tonercontainer. Download PDFInfo
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- EP0670530A3 EP0670530A3 EP95103060A EP95103060A EP0670530A3 EP 0670530 A3 EP0670530 A3 EP 0670530A3 EP 95103060 A EP95103060 A EP 95103060A EP 95103060 A EP95103060 A EP 95103060A EP 0670530 A3 EP0670530 A3 EP 0670530A3
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- toner
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- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0877—Arrangements for metering and dispensing developer from a developer cartridge into the development unit
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- G03G15/0886—Sealing of developer cartridges by mechanical means, e.g. shutter, plug
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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- G03G21/12—Toner waste containers
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- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
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- G03G2215/06—Developing structures, details
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- G03G2215/08—Details of powder developing device not concerning the development directly
- G03G2215/0802—Arrangements for agitating or circulating developer material
- G03G2215/085—Stirring member in developer container
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE29521770U DE29521770U1 (de) | 1994-03-03 | 1995-03-03 | Tonervorratseinheit, Resttoner-Sammeleinheit, Tonerbehälter mit diesen Einheiten sowie Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung mit einem derartigen Tonerbehälter |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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JP5822294 | 1994-03-03 | ||
JP58222/94 | 1994-03-03 | ||
JP5822294 | 1994-03-03 |
Publications (3)
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EP0670530A2 EP0670530A2 (de) | 1995-09-06 |
EP0670530A3 true EP0670530A3 (de) | 1996-10-02 |
EP0670530B1 EP0670530B1 (de) | 2000-05-24 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19950103060 Expired - Lifetime EP0670530B1 (de) | 1994-03-03 | 1995-03-03 | Tonercontainer |
Country Status (2)
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EP (1) | EP0670530B1 (de) |
DE (2) | DE69517073T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6968139B2 (en) | 1997-06-19 | 2005-11-22 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Toner supply container and electrophotographic image forming apparatus |
JP3408153B2 (ja) * | 1997-06-19 | 2003-05-19 | キヤノン株式会社 | トナー補給容器及び電子写真画像形成装置 |
JP3697065B2 (ja) | 1997-06-19 | 2005-09-21 | キヤノン株式会社 | トナー補給容器、及び、電子写真画像形成装置 |
JP3321728B2 (ja) * | 1997-11-06 | 2002-09-09 | 京セラミタ株式会社 | 画像形成機のトナー補給装置およびこれに用いるトナーカートリッジ |
US6553194B2 (en) * | 2000-12-11 | 2003-04-22 | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag | Toning station drive chain cover assembly |
US7979006B2 (en) | 2005-02-28 | 2011-07-12 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus and removable cartridge |
JP4635645B2 (ja) * | 2005-02-28 | 2011-02-23 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | 画像形成装置及びトナーカートリッジ |
JP4232747B2 (ja) * | 2005-02-28 | 2009-03-04 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | 画像形成装置 |
US8190068B2 (en) | 2005-03-04 | 2012-05-29 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Developer supply container with mounting attitude regulation and drive receiving member rotation suppression features |
BR122018006736B1 (pt) * | 2005-03-04 | 2019-04-24 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Recipiente de suprimento de revelador |
CN100594443C (zh) * | 2005-03-04 | 2010-03-17 | 佳能株式会社 | 显影剂供给容器和显影剂接收装置 |
KR100803601B1 (ko) | 2006-06-05 | 2008-02-15 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 화상형성장치 |
JP4862911B2 (ja) | 2009-03-26 | 2012-01-25 | 富士ゼロックス株式会社 | トナーカートリッジ取付構造及び画像形成装置 |
Citations (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4122981A (en) * | 1975-10-18 | 1978-10-31 | Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha | Toner dispensing device having reciprocating dispensing plate and agitator |
JPS56123570A (en) * | 1980-03-04 | 1981-09-28 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Toner supplying device for electronic photography copy machine |
US4360944A (en) * | 1980-03-06 | 1982-11-30 | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. | Toner transporting device for an electrostatic recording apparatus |
JPS60102664A (ja) * | 1983-11-10 | 1985-06-06 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | トナ−補給装置 |
JPS6344676A (ja) * | 1986-08-13 | 1988-02-25 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | 電子写真装置のトナ−補給装置 |
JPH01188877A (ja) * | 1988-01-22 | 1989-07-28 | Nec Corp | 現像装置 |
JPH01262570A (ja) * | 1988-04-13 | 1989-10-19 | Nec Corp | 電子写真記録装置用トナー補給機構 |
EP0366052A2 (de) * | 1988-10-24 | 1990-05-02 | Konica Corporation | Entwicklungsgerät für ein Bilderzeugungsgerät |
EP0382471A2 (de) * | 1989-02-09 | 1990-08-16 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Reinigungsgerät |
JPH02308191A (ja) * | 1989-05-23 | 1990-12-21 | Nec Corp | クリーニング機構 |
EP0431615A2 (de) * | 1989-12-08 | 1991-06-12 | Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. | Behältereinheit |
US5124752A (en) * | 1990-03-19 | 1992-06-23 | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | Developing apparatus |
US5134441A (en) * | 1989-05-30 | 1992-07-28 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Developing device and process cartridge including the device |
EP0525471A2 (de) * | 1991-07-15 | 1993-02-03 | Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. | Tonervorratsbehälter |
EP0604991A2 (de) * | 1992-12-28 | 1994-07-06 | Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. | Öffnungs-/Schliessmechanismus für eine Tonerausgabeöffnung, welche dem Toner erlaubt herauszufallen |
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- 1995-03-03 DE DE1995617073 patent/DE69517073T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-03 DE DE1995103060 patent/DE670530T1/de active Pending
- 1995-03-03 EP EP19950103060 patent/EP0670530B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4122981A (en) * | 1975-10-18 | 1978-10-31 | Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha | Toner dispensing device having reciprocating dispensing plate and agitator |
JPS56123570A (en) * | 1980-03-04 | 1981-09-28 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Toner supplying device for electronic photography copy machine |
US4360944A (en) * | 1980-03-06 | 1982-11-30 | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. | Toner transporting device for an electrostatic recording apparatus |
JPS60102664A (ja) * | 1983-11-10 | 1985-06-06 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | トナ−補給装置 |
JPS6344676A (ja) * | 1986-08-13 | 1988-02-25 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | 電子写真装置のトナ−補給装置 |
JPH01188877A (ja) * | 1988-01-22 | 1989-07-28 | Nec Corp | 現像装置 |
JPH01262570A (ja) * | 1988-04-13 | 1989-10-19 | Nec Corp | 電子写真記録装置用トナー補給機構 |
EP0366052A2 (de) * | 1988-10-24 | 1990-05-02 | Konica Corporation | Entwicklungsgerät für ein Bilderzeugungsgerät |
EP0382471A2 (de) * | 1989-02-09 | 1990-08-16 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Reinigungsgerät |
JPH02308191A (ja) * | 1989-05-23 | 1990-12-21 | Nec Corp | クリーニング機構 |
US5134441A (en) * | 1989-05-30 | 1992-07-28 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Developing device and process cartridge including the device |
EP0431615A2 (de) * | 1989-12-08 | 1991-06-12 | Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. | Behältereinheit |
US5124752A (en) * | 1990-03-19 | 1992-06-23 | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | Developing apparatus |
EP0525471A2 (de) * | 1991-07-15 | 1993-02-03 | Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. | Tonervorratsbehälter |
EP0604991A2 (de) * | 1992-12-28 | 1994-07-06 | Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. | Öffnungs-/Schliessmechanismus für eine Tonerausgabeöffnung, welche dem Toner erlaubt herauszufallen |
Non-Patent Citations (6)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 005, no. 202 (P - 095) 22 December 1981 (1981-12-22) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 253 (P - 395) 11 October 1985 (1985-10-11) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 255 (P - 732) 19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 478 (P - 951) 30 October 1989 (1989-10-30) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 021 (P - 990) 17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 095 (P - 1176) 7 March 1991 (1991-03-07) * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE670530T1 (de) | 1999-02-25 |
EP0670530A2 (de) | 1995-09-06 |
DE69517073D1 (de) | 2000-06-29 |
DE69517073T2 (de) | 2001-03-08 |
EP0670530B1 (de) | 2000-05-24 |
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