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Electrophotographic development system with toner purging

US6640075B1 · kind B1 · utility

2Cited by
12References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 28, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 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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