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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce E Thayer, Webster, NY (US);
Dennis G Gerbasi, Webster, NY (US);
Norman E LaTour, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399353 ; 399358 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for a central augering system within a cleaning system. This central auger system provides several advantages including: 1) reduction in size of the overall cleaner; 2) prevention of bridging in the cleaner housing due to the close proximity of the auger to the detoning roll the toner falls directly into the auger; and 3) the second detoning roll which sees only a small amount of toner is lubricated by the toner in the auger.