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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Christopher Lee Baker, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Benjamin Alan Askren, Lexington, KY (US);
Donn Duane Bryant, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Lenci Robert Kappes, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Christopher Lee Baker, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Benjamin Alan Askren, Lexington, KY (US);
Donn Duane Bryant, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Lenci Robert Kappes, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a device to move waste toner within an image forming device. In one embodiment, waste toner is formed during the image formation process. The waste toner is captured and moved through a first conduit. The conduit includes an outlet for passing the waste toner to a second conduit. The door is positionable between an open orientation to allow the waste toner to discharge into the second conduit, and a closed orientation. The second conduit includes an inlet for receiving the waste toner. The interface between the first and second conduits allows for the door to move between the open and closed orientations. The interface also greatly reduces or prevents the waste toner from leaking as it passes from the first conduit into the second conduit.