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Method and device for transporting toner material, preferably in an electrophotographic printer or copier

US7729624B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

27Claims

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Assignee

Oce Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

Martin Zehentbauer · Gauting, DE
Bernd Hausmann · Olching, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2004
Grant date	Jun 1, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0888
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and system for determination of a fill state of a transport reservoir for toner material, toner material is transported from a transport reservoir into a developer station with aid of a toner transport system of a printer or copier. At least a toner material quantity supplied to the developer station is detected. The detected toner material quantity is associated with the transport reservoir from which the toner material is extracted.

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