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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1986
Ryoichi Tsuruoka, Hongo Ebina, JP;
Rank Xerox Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A toner fill sensor for a toner recovery device with a recovery box into which residual toner is scraped from the latent image carrying member with a cleaning means, has a window comprising a transparent or translucent housing projecting upwardly through said recovery box; an optical sensor having a light emitting and receiving elements arranged across said projected housing; a flat float member vertically movable on top of the toner recovered in the recovery box; and a light shielding flag erected on said float member at the position corresponding to the projected housing so that as the level of toner recovered rises, the light shield of the float member blocks the light path of the optical sensor, providing a toner fill signal.