Global Patent Index - EP 0665966 B1

EP 0665966 B1 19960508 - PNEUMATIC TONER TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING OR COPYING MACHINE

Title (en)

PNEUMATIC TONER TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING OR COPYING MACHINE

Title (de)

PNEUMATISCHE TONERFÖRDEREINRICHTUNG FÜR EIN ELEKTROGRAFISCHES DRUCK- ODER KOPIERGERÄT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORT PNEUMATIQUE DE TONER POUR UNE IMPRIMANTE OU UNE PHOTOCOPIEUSE ELECTROGRAPHIQUE

Publication

EP 0665966 B1 19960508 (DE)

Application

EP 93922939 A 19931012

Priority

  • EP 93922939 A 19931012
  • EP 9302805 W 19931012
  • EP 92118101 A 19921022

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9409412A1] A pneumatic toner transport arrangement for an electrophotographic printing or copying machine is useful for transporting toner and for removing toner and/or dirt particles from units of the machine, such as the developing station (10) and the cleaning station (28). The arrangement has a negative pressure generator (31) connected to the various units of the machine by a negative pressure duct system. A particle separator (24) designed as a cyclone filter for separating toner and dirt particles from a throughflowing air flow is associated with the duct system. The particle mixture is separated in a recycling arrangement into dirt particles and recyclable toner and the recyclable toner is once again supplied to the developing station. The dirt particles are collected in a fine filter (32) of the negative pressure generator (31). The toner recycling arrangement (25) is designed as an exchangeable module which can be exchanged for a collecting container.

IPC 1-7

G03G 21/00; G03G 15/08

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/0856 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/0879 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/0887 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/105 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 222/01 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9409412 A1 19940428; DE 59302533 D1 19960613; EP 0665966 A1 19950809; EP 0665966 B1 19960508; JP H08502369 A 19960312; US 5521690 A 19960528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9302805 W 19931012; DE 59302533 T 19931012; EP 93922939 A 19931012; JP 50961394 A 19931012; US 42434795 A 19950522