Electrophotographic development system with toner purging
US6640075B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0815
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for developing a latent image recorded on an imaging surface with toner, including: a developer housing including a reservoir for storing a supply of toner; a donor member for transporting toner on an outer surface of the donor member to a development zone; a purging system, adjacent to the donor member, for removing toner the donor member and the reservoir.
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