Toner filling apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9885979
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15071866

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A toner filling apparatus includes a filling tank, a toner filling path forming member, a toner fluidizing unit, a filling path opening/closing unit and a container room sucking unit. The toner filling path forming member is in communication with the filling tank and forms a toner filling path connected to the toner container. The container room sucking unit sucks air from the toner container through a filter member which is impermeable to the toner but permeable to air. When the toner fluidizing unit fluidizes the toner in the filling tank and the filling path opening/closing unit opens the toner filling path so as to load the toner to the toner container, the container room sucking unit reduces a pressure in the toner container to a negative pressure so as to draw in the toner into the toner container.

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KONICA MINOLTA INCJAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arai, Takeshi Akashi, JP 109 1434
Kondo, Masaaki Hino, JP 49 287
Naito, Kiyotaka Hachioji, JP 6 71
Tashiro, Katsumi Kobe, JP 24 194
Toda, Toru Hyogo, JP 4 8

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