Sensing system for detecting a full condition within a waste developer system
US6640061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/12
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensing system for detecting a full condition within a waste developer system, the sensing system including a developer waste container for receiving and holding waste developer material comprising toner and carrier deposited therein from a developer system; a sensor assembly mounted exterior to the developer waste container, the sensor including a reed switch being responsive to the level of material in the developer waste container when the material in the developer waste container reaches a predetermined level.
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