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US 9,946,199 B1Granted
System and method of filling a toner container
AssigneeClover Technologies Group, LLC
InventorsJun Li, Eric Tuvesson
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Abstract
A system for filling a toner container with toner. The system includes a base, a receiving portion, and a vacuum source. The receiving portion is supported by the base and defines a chamber. The receiving portion includes an opened end that is configured to receive a toner container. The vacuum source is in fluid communication with the chamber.
Claims15
A system for filling a toner container with toner, the system comprising:
- a base;
- a receiving portion supported by the base and defining a chamber, the receiving portion including an opened end configured to receive a toner container;
- and
- a vacuum source in fluid communication with the chamber,
- wherein the chamber has a first pressure and the toner container has a second pressure,
- wherein the vacuum source is configured to create a pressure differential between the first pressure and the second pressure,
- wherein the first pressure is approximately 10% to approximately 30% less than the atmospheric pressure.
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A method of filling a toner container with a toner, the method comprising:
- placing the toner container in a receiving portion defining a chamber, the chamber being in fluid communication with a vacuum source;
- creating, via the vacuum source, a first pressure in the chamber and a second pressure in the toner container;
- and
- filling the toner container with the toner,
- wherein the first pressure is approximately 10% to approximately 30% less than an atmospheric pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.