Replaceable toner cartridge with internal stirring member, and electrophotographic printer employing the same
US5235389A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S222/01
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner cartridge employed in an electrophotographic printer and capable of attachment to or detachment from the electrophotographic printer. The toner cartridge includes a stirring member (4) which touches the inner wall of the cartridge (100) to reliably stir the toner contained in the cartridge (100). The stirring member (4) is rotatable and is interlocked with a gear (5) which is rotated by an external drive force.
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