Stirrer and toner cartridge equipped with the stirrer
US5835827A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/085
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner cartridge including a container having a toner discharge port, a toner contained in the container and a stirrer for stirring the toner existing in the container. The stirrer includes a rotary shaft rotatably mounted between both side walls of the container, not less than two arms extending in the radial direction, from the rotary shaft at fixed intervals in the axial direction and not less than one paddle disposed between the ends of the arms. Each paddle has a plate piece made of a synthetic resin film extending in a direction to separate away from the rotary shaft. The plate piece has one or more holes formed therein.
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