EP 1076271 A1 20010214 - Toner cartridge
Title (en)
Toner cartridge
Title (de)
Tonerkartusche
Title (fr)
Cartouche de toner
Publication
Application
Priority
US 37110999 A 19990810
Abstract (en)
A cartridge for the replenishment of dry toner in an image forming apparatus, such as a copier or printer, has a cylindrical container and a mechanism to move toner uniformly toward a discharge opening for delivery to a toner storage region of the image forming apparatus. As the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis, a slidable wall rotates with respect to the container or a stationary threaded center rod or lead screw. The slidable wall then translates itself down the lead screw, axially displacing itself and displacing toner or developer into the storage region of the image forming machine. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65D 83/06 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G03G 15/0855 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5208637 A 19930504 - LANDA BENZION [CA]
- [XY] US 3973699 A 19760810 - COOK JOHN H
- [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 322 (P - 902) 20 July 1989 (1989-07-20)
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 07 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 193 (P - 1349) 11 May 1992 (1992-05-11)
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 04 30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00116799 A 20000803; JP 2000240558 A 20000809