Toner container and scraper arrangement
US6424812B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/085
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In the embodiments described in the specification a toner container and scraper arrangement includes a toner bottle having a rectangular cross-section and a flexible wire mounted on a rotatable member at the outlet opening for the toner bottle. The flexible wire, which may be made of resilient metal or plastic material, extends at an angle to the axis of rotation so that it engages all of the interior surface regions of the toner bottle to release adhering toner as the rotatable member is rotated.
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