Impeller member for use in transporting particulate material in a reproducing machine
US3950092A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1974 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An impeller member, a cleaning apparatus utilizing the impeller member, and an electrostatographic reproducing machine utilizing the cleaning apparatus are provided for cleaning particulate material from the surface of a re-usable image retaining member and for transporting and storing the particulate material. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning device for removing the material from the surface of the image retaining member and a storage device for storing the material removed by the cleaning device. A transport device for transporting the material from the cleaning device to the storage device includes an impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof for moving the particulate material transversely of the storage device and a second portion of the member adjacent to the first portion for moving the material rearwardly into the storage device.
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