Developer housing with variable speed mixing for improving material life and performance
US6785481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00042
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus which controls the dispensing in mixing of marking particles into a developer unit used in an electrophotograhic printing machine. In particular, the present invention is directed to a developer housing that includes a variable speed mixing apparatus for improving material life and performance. The quantity of marking particles required to reproduce the document is predicted and the dispensing and mixing of marking particles controlled in response thereto.
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