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US 6,445,893 B2Granted
Method of reattaching a toner seal
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Hashimoto, Tatsuya Shiratori, Kazuhiko Kanno, Tachio Kawai
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Hashimoto, Tatsuya Shiratori, Kazuhiko Kanno, Tachio Kawai
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A method of reattaching a toner seal to a toner frame having a developer containing portion for containing a developer therein, a developer supplying opening for supplying the developer therethrough from the developer containing portion, in order to seal the developer supplying opening, which method includes (a) the detaching step of detaching the already taken-up toner seal from a take-up spool for taking up the toner seal, (b) the sticking step of sticking the toner seal on the toner frame so as to seal the developer supplying opening, (c) the folding-back step of folding back the toner seal from the end portion of the stuck portion of the toner seal, and (d) the attaching step of attaching the free end portion of the folded-back toner seal to the take-up spool for taking up the toner seal to unseal the developer supplying opening so that the operation of a detecting lever for detecting that a predetermined amount of the toner seal has been taken up to unseal the developer supplying opening may be restricted by the toner seal.
A method of reattaching a toner seal to a toner frame, said toner frame having a developer containing portion for containing a developer therein and a developer supplying opening for supplying the developer therebrough from said developer containing portion, in order to seal said developer supplying opening, said method comprising:
A method of remanufacturing a developer container having a developer supplying opening formed therein, a seal member for sealing said developer supplying opening, a take-up spool for taking up said seal member to unseal said developer supplying opening, and a lever movable between a first position and a second position, said lever being in said first position when said developer supplying opening is sealed with said seal member and being in said second position when said seal member is removed from said developer supplying opening so that said developer supplying opening may be completely unsealed, said method comprising the steps of:
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