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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Takahiro Ito, Osaka, JP;
Katsuaki Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Otani, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Ito, Osaka, JP;
Katsuaki Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Otani, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A method is provided for recycling a toner container including a casing configured to house a toner, a sleeve protruding from the casing, and one cap with a brim to be bonded with a distal edge of the sleeve to be closed comprising: removing an area including an interface between the brim and the distal edge to form a new distal edge on the sleeve; removing a part of the one cap remaining in the sleeve; filling a toner in the casing; fitting another cap into the sleeve so that the brim of the another cap comes in contact with the new distal edge; and bonding the new distal edge and the brim of the another cap.