Image apparatus with developing cartridge having two accommodating portions
US6711374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03D3/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image apparatus includes a cartridge with two separate accommodating portions. The first accommodating portion for accommodating unused developer and is formed in a housing. A second accommodating portion for accommodating transfer residual developer is arranged adjacent to the first accommodating portion. A conveying member extending over the first and second accommodating portions, when an amount of transfer residual developer to be stored in the second accommodating portion exceeds a predetermined level, conveys the transfer residual developer from the second accommodating portion to the first accommodating portion. Each one of the accommodating portions includes an agitator.
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