Toner supply device for electrophotographic equipment
US5077584A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S222/01
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner supply device incorporated in electrophotographic equipment which develops a latent image electrostatically formed on an image carrier by using toner. The device has a toner tank for supplying toner to a developing section which forms a part of the equipment, a toner sensor responsive to the amount of toner remaining in the toner tank, and a toner server adjoining the toner tank for feeding toner to the tank. The toner server has a plurality of toner cartridges thereinside and automatically replaces the toner cartridge a plurality of times.
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