Toner transporting method and mechanism employing a belt...

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2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Lee, Susan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Having handling of removed material

C399S358000

Reissue Patent

active

RE038978

ABSTRACT:
An electrophotographic printer has a tonerdelete-start id="DEL-S-00001" date="20060214" ?recyclingdelete-end id="DEL-S-00001" ?insert-start id="INS-S-00001" date="20060214" ?transportinginsert-end id="INS-S-00001" ?mechanism with a belt conveyor that transports toner from a toner collection chamber, in which toner removed from the photosensitive drum of the printer is collected, to a toner delivery chamberdelete-start id="DEL-S-00002" date="20060214" ?, from which toner is returned to the developing unit of the printerdelete-end id="DEL-S-00002" ?. The belt conveyor is disposed in a channel that loops around the ends of roller shafts in the printer, and does not increase the width of the printer. The tonerdelete-start id="DEL-S-00003" date="20060214" ?recyclingdelete-end id="DEL-S-00003" ?insert-start id="INS-S-00002" date="20060214" ?transportinginsert-end id="INS-S-00002" ?mechanism is easily assembled, and can be driven without motion irregularities.

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