Patent · US Expired

Dispensing cartridge for a zerographic reproduction machine

US4951094A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1990
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S222/01
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A toner cartridge is modified so as to improve the dispensing of toner through discharge ports extending longitudinally along the cartridge. A flexible flap member is secured external to the cylinder and overlies the ports so as to prevent toner from exiting the ports except along the preferred dispense zone, e.g., from the 4 o'clock to the 8 o'clock position.

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