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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
James Richard Leemhuis, Lexington, KY (US);
Gary Neal Hackney, Georgetown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 15/0839 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 2215/067 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shutter for use in a toner cartridge of an imaging device according to one example embodiment includes a toner path. The toner path includes an entrance opening positioned to receive toner and an exit opening positioned to exit toner from the toner path. An air duct through the shutter is separated from the toner path. The air duct has a first opening positioned next to the exit opening of the toner path. The air duct has a second opening.