Tsuchiya Tsco Co., Ltd.

Ultrafab, Inc.

Toyohiro Kanzaki

Masaru Nakayama

Alan J Demello

Grant E Wylie

James V Albanese

Yasuyuki Ohara

Takashi Kawashita

Alan J DeMello

Grant E c/o Ultrafab Inc Wylie

Weatherseals are provided by a pair of base members which may be attached to a pile formed by winding fibers around a band as the band travels along an endless path. A section of the pile on one side of the endless band is cut to provide cut pile section and a continuous pile section. The continuous pile section forms the bow, arch or loop by disposing the base members in side-by-side, back-to-back, or perpendicular relationship. The cut pile section may be removed at the base members or halves of the cut pile section maybe left in place. The cut pile section halves and the outside surface of the bow, arch, or ioop may be attached by base members to a member, such as by adhesive or via one or more T-shaped slots, that is in sealing relationship with another member and engagable therewith to provide a resilient seal.

Weatherseals

A seal member seals a housing that accommodates fine particles used for printing images and a movable member for feeding the particles to a printing mechanism. The seal member resists leakage of the particles from between the housing and the movable member. The seal member includes fibers for capturing the particles and a support layer for supporting the fibers, wherein the fibers are inclined relative to the support layer at a predetermined angle.

Seal member for impeding leakage of toner in a printing apparatus

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Okazaki, Japan

Toyohiro Kanzaki