Endless belt dry toner agitator

In an electrophotographic imaging process a dry toner ("toner") is fused to a sheet of imaging media (such as paper or a transparency, for example) to generate an image on the imaging media. This process is well understood in the art, and is accomplished using an electrophotographic imagin...

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Hauptverfasser: Terry, James P, Tupper, Paxton J, Costello, Daniel E
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Zusammenfassung:In an electrophotographic imaging process a dry toner ("toner") is fused to a sheet of imaging media (such as paper or a transparency, for example) to generate an image on the imaging media. This process is well understood in the art, and is accomplished using an electrophotographic imaging apparatus such as a printer, a photocopier, a facsimile machine, or a multi-function apparatus which performs one or more of the processes of printing, photocopying, or printing facsimiles. Toner is typically provided to an imaging producing section of the imaging apparatus from a toner reservoir, which can be a removable toner cartridge or a replenishable reservoir which is resident within the imaging apparatus. A toner cartridge includes a housing which defines a toner reservoir. A rotatable endless belt is located within the toner reservoir. The belt can be used to agitate or stir toner which can be placed in the toner reservoir. In one example the belt has periodic openings in the belt which allow toner to pass through the belt so that agitated toner can be provided to toner distribution components within and outside of the toner cartridge.