Excess toner recovery arrangement for an automatic toning apparatus

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EP 0 077 553 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.08.1983 Bulletin 1983/35

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	27.04.1983 Bulletin 1983/17

(21)	Application number: 82109586

(22)	Date of filing: 16.10.1982

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE DE FR GB

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Priority:

20.10.1981 US 313364

(71)	Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
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(72)	Inventor:
	Tobias, Herbert Albert ()

(54)	Excess toner recovery arrangement for an automatic toning apparatus

(57) An automatic toning apparatus is characterized by a toner collection tray having a conveying element therein. Excess toner is collected within the tray and conveyed by the conveying element in a direction transverse to the path of travel of the photo-element to a receptacle.

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