TONER CARTRIDGE HAVING AN AXIALLY MOVABLE MEMBER IN A TONER RESERVOIR THEREOF

A toner cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir and has a threaded portion. A thread follower mounted on the threaded portion of the sha...

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Main Authors BEJAT LIGIA AURA, LEEMHUIS MICHAEL CRAIG, STRAIN DEVON JEAN VACCARO, STELTER ERIC CARL, GIST MICHAEL ALAN, MEHTA PRABUDDHA JYOTINDRA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.06.2017
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:A toner cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir and has a threaded portion. A thread follower mounted on the threaded portion of the shaft moves axially along the threaded portion of the shaft when the shaft rotates. A magnet is movable with the thread follower axially along the shaft for detecting an axial position of the thread follower along the shaft by magnetic sensors when the toner cartridge is installed in the electrophotographic image forming device.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514975972