Capacitive toner level sensor
US10466617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/12
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner container according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. A first electrode and a second electrode are positioned on the housing. The first electrode and the second electrode form a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in response to a change in an amount of toner in the reservoir between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first rod and the second electrode includes a second rod spaced from the first rod.
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