Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means – Filling supply supported by receiver
Patent
1984-08-10
1986-12-09
Rolla, Joseph J.
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means
Filling supply supported by receiver
141392, 215253, 222325, 222541, 222DIG1, B65D 4710, G03G 1508
Patent
active
046274766
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a toner refill container for copying and printing devices with a nozzle, which can be inserted into a filler neck of the respective device, and which has a seal.
A refill container of the above type is known in which the known principle of refill cartridges for other purposes, that is, for example, of refill cartridges for fountain pens, is applied, according to which a membrane on the refill cartridge is destroyed or moved out of its sealed position by a pin on the device. The disadvantage of such a refill container lies in the fact that either the toner container on the device has to be reset or, on the other hand, it is essential to use a special intermediate piece having the pin used to open the refill container.
It is the object of the invention to create a particularly simple toner refill container, which can be inserted without an intermediate piece directly into the filler neck of known copying and printing devices, and which nevertheless can be easily handled.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, this object is achieved when the seal comprises a foil which can be torn open or torn off, which is connected to at least one tear-open or tear-off cord, which at the nozzle protruding into the filler neck is led along the nozzle and out of the filler neck, and which can be operated outside the filler neck.
The toner refill container according to the invention offers the advantage that it can be closed by a particularly economic method, namely heat sealing, after filling. It is simple to use, and it is unnecessary to use special filler necks or intermediate elements. Compared in particular with solutions in which intermediate pieces are used, the contamination risk to the operating person is considerably reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is explained in greater detail below, with reference to the attached drawing in which:
FIG. 1: shows a perspective view of a first toner refill container,
FIG. 2: shows a perspective view of a second toner refill container, and
FIG. 3: shows a section through a nozzle of a toner refill container, the nozzle being inserted through a filler neck of a copying or printing device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1 shows a toner refill container 1, which has a coupling ring 2 and adjoining here a nozzle 3. In the case of FIG. 1, the opening 4 of the nozzle 3 is only partially covered by a foil 5, which is connected to a tear-open or tear-off cord 6, which enables the foil 5 to be pulled off from the nozzle edge 7 of the nozzle 3. The tear-open or tear-off cord 6 passes a guide channel 8 in the area of the coupling ring. A pulling eyelet 9 is arranged at the end of the tear-open or tear-off cord. 10 is the coupling land, which enables the coupling ring to have a bayonet catch connection with an appropriately designed filler neck of a printing or copying device.
With the toner refill container 11 according to FIG. 2, a coupling ring 12 encloses, collar-like, a nozzle 13. The tear-open or tear-off cord, here also designated 6, first passes a gap 14 between the coupling ring 12 and the nozzle 13, and then passes through a guide channel 15 to the outside.
FIG. 3 shows a toner refill container 16 with a guide channel 18 extending through a coupling ring 17 and a part of the wall adjoining this coupling ring. It can be seen that, by operating the tear-open or tear-off cord 6 in the direction of the arrow 19, the foil 5 can be pulled off from the edge 7 of the nozzle 20 without difficulty. To facilitate the pulling-off, the nozzle edge 7 occupies an angle .alpha. relative to the longitudinal axis of the toner refill container 16. Preferably, the slope of the nozzle edge is at an angle of at least 45.degree. to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle. It is possible that the nozzle edge 7 can be formed by parts of a curved surface instead of by parts of a sloping plane. The ease with which the foil 5 is pulled off can be influenced by the nozzle edge being suitably shaped.
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Berolina International Marketing Strategie GmbH
Davis IV F. Eugene
Rolla Joseph J.
Shaver Kevin P.
Stone Mark P.
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