SELF-CLEANING MECHANISM FOR PARTICLE CONTAINER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the reading of the remaining amount of particle materials apt to adhere to the inside of a cartridge containing the materials such as a toner cartridge for xerography or the like. SOLUTION: In the cartridge 10 is arranged a cleaning member 40 capable of moving along t...

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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the reading of the remaining amount of particle materials apt to adhere to the inside of a cartridge containing the materials such as a toner cartridge for xerography or the like. SOLUTION: In the cartridge 10 is arranged a cleaning member 40 capable of moving along the internal surface of the cartridge. The cleaning member 40 is connected to a driving mechanism 30 such as a spring or the like. The driving mechanism 30 is kept storing energy with a lock mechanism 31, and moves the cleaning member 40 along the wall area 41 when the lock is released. The particle materials adhering to the internal surface of the cartridge 40 is removed by the cleaning member 40 and the inside of the cartridge can be visually checked. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO