Remanufactured toner cartridge having modified roller section
US6907210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0634
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remanufactured laser printer toner cartridge incorporates a used doctor blade and/or a used wiper blade. The used doctor blade has been adapted and oriented to make contact with a developer roller or a magnetic roller along a previously unused portion of the doctor blade's metering surface to utilize a new fresh metering surface. The used wiper blade has been adapted and oriented to make contact with a photoconductive drum along a previously unused portion of the wiper blade's wiping surface to utilize a new fresh wiping surface. The invention extends the effective life of doctor blades and wiper blades by utilizing previously unused working surfaces.It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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