Integrated multi-toner dispensing system
US5826150A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0174
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A color printing machine with a plurality of toner dispensers has a fewer number of toner dispenser members and control mechanisms than toner dispensers. This is accomplished by locating the toner dispensers in close proximity to one another so that a single toner dispenser member can extend between the plurality of toner dispensers. Various toner dispenser members such as a toner moving member, a toner mixing member and a gating member can be used alone or in combination to aid in dispensing the toner from the toner dispenser. When the toner dispenser member extends through the walls of the toner dispensers, seals must be formed between the toner dispenser member and the toner dispenser walls in order to contain the toner therein.
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