Toner replenishing device of image forming machine and toner cartridge for use therein
CA 2252376 A1 · Owner: Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Okada, Mitsuharu
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A toner cartridge comprises a container body having a toner transport passage, and toner transporter means disposed in the toner transport passage for transporting toner from one end portion toward the other end portion of the toner transport passage while agitating the toner along the toner transport passage, and the container body has a toner discharge port provided at the other end portion of the toner transport passage, and a recycle toner entry port provided at the one end portion of the toner transport passage. When the toner cartridge is mounted at a predetermined position, the toner discharge port is positioned opposite a toner feed port provided in a developing device, while the …
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- Filed November 3, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 3, 2018.
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