Waste toner container detector

Details Waste toner container detector Waste toner container detector

1986-12-23

1988-06-07

Grimley, Arthur T.

Photocopying

Including fiber optics

355 15, 355 71, G03G 2100

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active

047500158

ABSTRACT:
A detector mechanism for detecting the condition when a waste toner container is full of waste toner. A piston is provided which moves in response to the waste toner pressure in the waste toner container, a shutter is provided in the path of light irradiating the photoreceptor so as to close or open the light path, and a wire is provided which is connected between the piston and the shutter and forces the shutter to move in the direction for closing the light path according to the piston movement when the toner container is full of waste toner.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4500196 (1985-02-01), Shimura
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 9, No. 259 (P-397), Oct. 17, 1985, Japanese Patent No. 60-108877.
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 10, No. 60 (P-435), Mar. 11, 1986, Japanese Patent No. 60-202163.

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