Method of conveying toner from a toner refill container

US6889026B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Océ Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernhard Schlageter · Ottobrunn, DE
• Reinhold Schmidl · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
• René Froeschl · Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, DE
• Christian Heil · London, GB
• Josef Ranner · Ebersberg, DE
• Ursula Schafer · Penzberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2003
• Grant date: May 3, 2005
• Expiry date: May 23, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G15/0865
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of conveying toner material from a refill container is provided, wherein a refill container having an opening for the discharge of toner material is arranged in a receptacle device in a first substantially upright position. In this first position, the opening is closed by a closing device. The refill container is swiveled into the second position with bottom opening with the aid of the receptacle device. Toner material is taken from the refill container via a discharge opening provided in the closing device. Further, the invention relates to a device for conveying toner material and to an associated toner refill container.