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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Fukumoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasutoyo Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Chiaki Kato, Osaka, JP;
Masaya Nishi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355215 ; 118656 ; 355259 ;
Abstract
A toner sealing material for use in a toner cartridge of an electrophotographic image formation apparatus is disclosed. The toner sealing material comprises an elastic layer which is in contact with the cartridge via an adhesive layer and a tetrafluoroethylene resin porous layer having a thickness of at least 0.2 mm which is laminated on the elastic layer via an adhesive layer and is in contact with a developing roller fixed to the cartridge. With the sealing material, a toner can be prevented from leaking from a toner cartridge for an extended period of time.