公开(公告)号：GB2323559A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-30

申请号：GB9706018

申请日：1997-03-22

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： LOGTENS JO

IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract: An end cap mounting assembly suitable for glueless mounting in a cylindrical photoreceptor drum (50) comprises an end cap (20) which is provided with a resiliently deformable sleeve portion (22) having inner and outer surfaces; and an insertion piece (30). On mounting, the insertion piece (30) contacts the inner surface of said sleeve portion (22) thereby urging the outer surface of the sleeve portion (22) against an inner surface (52) of the photoreceptor drum (50). Preferably, a rubber band (40) is fitted round the sleeve (22) to increase frictional contact with the drum (50) and the insert (30) is tapered at end (32) which is inserted into sleeve (22) and both insert (30) and sleeve (22) have apertures (34, 26) to receive a shaft so the drum can be rotated.

公开(公告)号：GB2306394A

公开(公告)日：1997-05-07

申请号：GB9522280

申请日：1995-10-31

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： STEEN JAN VAN DER ,  VULLERS RUUD ,  KUIPERS MARCEL ,  LOGTENS JO ,  COOLEY RODERICK A ,  MILTON DEREK JOHN ,  TAYLOR ANDREW ,  ABBOTT STEPHEN J

IPC: G03G21/10 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G21/16 ,  G03G21/18

Abstract: A xerographic cassette (10) for a printing or copying machine includes a photoreceptor drum (11), a cleaning blade (15), and waste toner conveying means (20, 22, 23) for conveying waste toner cleaned off the photoreceptor drum by the cleaning blade, into the interior (21) of the photoreceptor drum for storage. The conveying means includes a flexible helical wire (20) which acts as an auger. A curved tube portion (23) of the conveying means passes through an auxiliary waste toner container (30), the tube being perforated to release toner into the auxiliary waste toner container. Once the auxiliary container is substantially full, waste toner is conveyed into the interior (21) of the photoreceptor drum. The auxiliary container (30) is provided with access means (38) to enable it to be emptied, thereby prolonging the useful life of the cassette. When the drum interior (21) and auxiliary container (30) are both full, waste toner builds up in container housing (16) which eventually activates switch (42) on top of the housing sending out a "replace cassette" signal.