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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2025
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Darren Adam Keese, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner rake assembly for an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a spine movable in a reciprocating manner along a length of the spine, a plurality of first projections from the spine that are movable with the spine, and a plurality of second projections from a fixed surface adjacent to the spine. The plurality of first projections are movable relative to the plurality of second projections when the spine moves in the reciprocating manner. The plurality of second projections are positioned above the plurality of first projections such that heaps of toner that form above the plurality of first projections are pushed against one or more of the plurality of second projections when the spine moves in the reciprocating manner.