Global Patent Index - EP 0895137 A1

EP 0895137 A1 19990203 - Toner supplying device for imaging system

Title (en)

Toner supplying device for imaging system

Title (de)

Tonernachfüllvorrichtung für Bilderzeugungssystem

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'alimentation de toner pour système de formation d'images

Publication

EP 0895137 A1 19990203 (EN)

Application

EP 98305473 A 19980709

Priority

KR 19970036546 A 19970731

Abstract (en)

A toner supplying device (260) for supplying a toner having a predetermined colour to an imaging system is provided. The toner supplying device includes a plurality of toner containers (261a-d) for supplying toners having predetermined colours to the imaging system, a plurality of toner hoppers (362a-d) on which the plurality of toner containers (361a-d) are mounted, wherein the respective toner containers (261a-d) each has a toner container identifying means (263, 264) constructed by complementary coupling structures of the toner containers and the toner hoppers so that a toner container (261) containing a toner having a specific colour is exclusively coupled to a specific toner hopper (262). Therefore, since toner hoppers (262) and toner containers (261) mounted thereon are complementarily coupled for the respective colours, when the toner container is mounted on the wrong toner hopper, mounting is not possible. Therefore, problems due to erroneous mounting of a toner container do not occur. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/08; G03G 15/01

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/06 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G03G 15/0126 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/06 (2013.01 - KR); G03G 15/0855 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/0875 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 2215/068 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 2215/0695 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] US 5530531 A 19960625 - GIRARD JAMES J [US]
  • [X] EP 0571767 A2 19931201 - KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND [JP]
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 190 (P - 474) 4 July 1986 (1986-07-04)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 008, no. 257 (P - 316) 24 November 1984 (1984-11-24)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 369 (P - 525) 10 December 1986 (1986-12-10)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 085 (P - 1319) 28 February 1992 (1992-02-28)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 080 (P - 1318) 26 February 1992 (1992-02-26)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0895137 A1 19990203; CN 1207512 A 19990210; JP H1152662 A 19990226; KR 100243233 B1 20000201; KR 19990012964 A 19990225

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98305473 A 19980709; CN 98115234 A 19980624; JP 15770398 A 19980605; KR 19970036546 A 19970731