Toner removal apparatus
US5019870A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0889
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus in which developer material is transported to the latent image. Toner particles are attracted from the carrier granules of the developer material to the latent image. The developer material is in a chamber of a housing and additional toner particles are supplied thereto. A portion of the toner particles are removed from the chamber of the housing. The average size of the toner particles removed from the housing chamber is greater than the average size of the toner particles remaining in the housing chamber.
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