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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1997
Luc Van Goethem, Sint-Gillis-Waas, BE;
Robert Janssens, Geel, BE;
William Waterschoot, Belsele, BE;
Erik Van Echelpoel, Lier, BE;
Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
An electrostatic developing device comprising feed passages (54, 58) for a two-component developer, a hopper (43) for adding fresh toner to the developer to maintain its concentration at a desired level, and a mixer with a vertical helical mixer screw (63) rotatable in a stationary housing (42) and a sleeve (65) surrounding the screw in the housing, an annular space (69) being left between the sleeve and the housing allowing developer transported upwardly by the mixer screw within the sleeve to return via the annular space to the lower end of the screw and then become circulated upwardly again.