EP0516090A3 - Toner feeding device - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0516090A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: feeding device; toner feeding; toner; feeding
Prior art date: 1991-05-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19920108962

Other versions

EP0516090B1 (en

EP0516090A2 (en

Inventor

Kuniaki Nakano

Kunio Nakai

Masahiro Sako

Shigeo Kurando

Minoru Kishigami

Masahiro Higashitani

Yasuhiro Matsuo

Toshinori Nishimura

Tsugio Nakanishi

Yasuyuki Hirai

Shingo Mori

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Kyocera Mita Industrial Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Mita Industrial Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1991-05-29

Filing date

1992-05-27

Publication date

1993-06-02

1992-05-27 Application filed by Mita Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Mita Industrial Co Ltd

1992-12-02 Publication of EP0516090A2 publication Critical patent/EP0516090A2/en

1993-06-02 Publication of EP0516090A3 publication Critical patent/EP0516090A3/en

1996-08-21 Application granted granted Critical

1996-08-21 Publication of EP0516090B1 publication Critical patent/EP0516090B1/en

2012-05-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0877—Arrangements for metering and dispensing developer from a developer cartridge into the development unit
- G03G15/0881—Sealing of developer cartridges
- G03G15/0886—Sealing of developer cartridges by mechanical means, e.g. shutter, plug
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0848—Arrangements for testing or measuring developer properties or quality, e.g. charge, size, flowability
- G03G15/0849—Detection or control means for the developer concentration
- G03G15/0855—Detection or control means for the developer concentration the concentration being measured by optical means
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0865—Arrangements for supplying new developer
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0877—Arrangements for metering and dispensing developer from a developer cartridge into the development unit

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)

EP19920108962 1991-05-29 1992-05-27 Toner feeding device and cartridge herefor Expired - Lifetime EP0516090B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP3126041A JP2934051B2 (en)	1991-05-29	1991-05-29	Toner replenishing method and toner cartridge used therefor
JP126041/91		1991-05-29

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0516090A2 EP0516090A2 (en)	1992-12-02
EP0516090A3 true EP0516090A3 (en)	1993-06-02
EP0516090B1 EP0516090B1 (en)	1996-08-21

Family

ID=14925200

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19920108962 Expired - Lifetime EP0516090B1 (en)	1991-05-29	1992-05-27	Toner feeding device and cartridge herefor

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0516090B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2934051B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE69212901T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2748331B1 (en) *	1996-05-02	1998-06-12	Sagem	SET OF TWO CONTAINERS FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THEM FOR THE LOADING OF EACH OTHER WITH A CONSUMABLE PRODUCT
JP3311595B2 (en) *	1996-08-28	2002-08-05	シャープ株式会社	Toner supply device

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0102002A2 (en) *	1982-08-23	1984-03-07	Konica Corporation	Toner dispensing apparatus
US4587929A (en) *	1984-11-30	1986-05-13	Xerox Corporation	Closed loop mechanical development control system

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS5934564A (en) *	1982-08-23	1984-02-24	Konishiroku Photo Ind Co Ltd	Toner receiving device
JPS60198567A (en) *	1984-03-21	1985-10-08	Minolta Camera Co Ltd	Toner supply device
JPS6134270A (en) *	1984-07-24	1986-02-18	株式会社　サンワ福岡	Cloth shrinking machine
JPS63179377A (en) *	1987-01-20	1988-07-23	Nec Corp	Toner replenishing device

1991
- 1991-05-29 JP JP3126041A patent/JP2934051B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1992
- 1992-05-27 EP EP19920108962 patent/EP0516090B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-05-27 DE DE1992612901 patent/DE69212901T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0102002A2 (en) *	1982-08-23	1984-03-07	Konica Corporation	Toner dispensing apparatus
US4587929A (en) *	1984-11-30	1986-05-13	Xerox Corporation	Closed loop mechanical development control system

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 53 (P-433)(2110) 4 March 1986 & JP-A-60 198 567 ( MINOLTA ) 8 October 1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 456 (P-793)(3303) 30 November 1988 & JP-A-63 179 377 ( NEC ) 23 July 1988 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69212901T2 (en)	1997-03-06
JP2934051B2 (en)	1999-08-16
EP0516090B1 (en)	1996-08-21
JPH04350872A (en)	1992-12-04
DE69212901D1 (en)	1996-09-26
EP0516090A2 (en)	1992-12-02

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US5215393B1 (en)	1998-10-27	Document feeding device
EP0544002A4 (en)	1993-06-09	Image-forming device
AU1109192A (en)	1992-08-27	Parts feeding device
IL107183A0 (en)	1994-11-11	Poultry feeding device
EP0518682A3 (en)	1993-05-26	Developing device
EP0541379A3 (en)	1993-08-25	Developing device
EP0514874A3 (en)	1993-05-12	Toner feeding device
IL109805A0 (en)	1994-08-26	Feeding device for poultry
EP0526341A3 (en)	1993-04-28	Facsimile device
EP0525471A3 (en)	1993-05-05	Toner hopper
GB2249302B (en)	1994-06-22	Device for feeding thin-web
GB9213068D0 (en)	1992-08-05	Feeding device
EP0523254A4 (en)	1993-05-05	Copying control device
EP0514127A3 (en)	1993-06-02	Electrophotographic printer
EP0543405A3 (en)	1993-11-03	Electrophotographic apparatus
EP0512215A3 (en)	1993-06-30	Developing device
GB9326448D0 (en)	1994-02-23	Feeder device
GB2253216B (en)	1995-01-11	Thread feeding device
EP0497374A3 (en)	1993-07-14	An electrophotographic device
EP0541100A3 (en)	1994-07-20	A toner supply device
EP0516090A3 (en)	1993-06-02	Toner feeding device
GB9015245D0 (en)	1990-08-29	Feeding apparatus
ZA927116B (en)	1993-09-17	Feeding device
GB9125810D0 (en)	1992-02-05	An animal feeding device
EP0525554A3 (en)	1993-03-31	Workpusher for a stock-bar feeding device

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