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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1994
Michael J Diehl, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A space optimizing toner container for an electrophotographic printing machine. The toner container is generally configured so that it is larger in the horizontal dimension than in the vertical dimension. A pusher member, internal to the container housing is spaced from the discharge opening in the housing. The pusher member is movable, either manually or by a biasing device such as a spring so that the powder toner is moved in a generally horizontal direction as the toner is depleted. The container may have a flexible inner liner which contains the toner particles and allows for the recycling of the container. The described toner container operates without the need for a complex toner transport system while allowing the normally unused space in the horizontal direction from the toner outlet to be utilized.