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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method of removing a photoreceptor belt from an electrophotographic printer are provided. The apparatus includes at least one pair of rollers for pressing and transferring the photoreceptor belt circulating in a predetermined traveling track, a cutting blade capable of cutting the photoreceptor belt while moving across the photoreceptor belt, a cylindrical member rotatably installed in a filter housing disposed near the photoreceptor belt, the filter housing having a filter cartridge for filtering foreign material of the inner air of the printer, and a driver for rotating the cylindrical member such that the photoreceptor belt is wound around the cylindrical member. The photoreceptor belt is cut and automatically drawn from the traveling track into the filter housing. The cut photoreceptor belt is removed together with the filter cartridge installed in the filter housing. The photoreceptor belt removing process can be easily and quickly performed, and it is also convenient to manage a replacement cycle of supplies for a printer.