Toner refilling device and developing device using the same for an image forming apparatus
US6859634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0697
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a developing device of the present invention for depositing toner on an image carrier to thereby develop a latent image formed thereon, a toner refilling device is configured to refill, when the toner is short, fresh toner at a position where the developing device is situated.
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