Toner seal method and apparatus in electrophotographic recording apparatus
US5029316A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner seal method and apparatus, wherein the leakage of a residual toner on a photosensitive member surface, which is removed by a blade of a photosensitive member cleaning device inside an electrophotographic recording apparatus and stored in a recovery casing is prevented by a toner seal member. The seal member is folded so as to come into contact with the photosensitive member surface, an end surface of the blade and an end surface of a toner guide plate for the casing and bonded to the casing near a photosensitive member.
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