Electrophotographic printer having a gravity driven toner recycling unit
US5289249A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic printer which includes a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of a photoconductor by adhering a developer thereto, a cleaning device for collecting the developer which remains on the photoconductor for reuse after the transference of the developer, and a toner recycling route for flowing the collected developer from the cleaning device back to the developing device by gravity. The photoconductor is exposed to a light source prior to the developer being applied to the surface of the photoconductor.
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