Impeller member for use in transporting particulate material in a reproducing machine
First Claim
1. An impeller member for use in a reproduction machine for receiving particulate material from a source thereof at a first position, and for transporting said material into a receiving means at a second and different position, said impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof having means for moving said material transversely of said receiving means, said first portion comprising an auger which moves said material axially inwardly of said member, said member having a second portion adjacent said first portion, said second portion having means for moving said material into said receiving means, said second portion of said member comprising a paddle.
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Abstract
An impeller member, a cleaning apparatus utilizing the impeller member, and an electrostatographic reproducing machine utilizing the cleaning apparatus are provided for cleaning particulate material from the surface of a re-usable image retaining member and for transporting and storing the particulate material. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning device for removing the material from the surface of the image retaining member and a storage device for storing the material removed by the cleaning device. A transport device for transporting the material from the cleaning device to the storage device includes an impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof for moving the particulate material transversely of the storage device and a second portion of the member adjacent to the first portion for moving the material rearwardly into the storage device.
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16 Claims
- 1. An impeller member for use in a reproduction machine for receiving particulate material from a source thereof at a first position, and for transporting said material into a receiving means at a second and different position, said impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof having means for moving said material transversely of said receiving means, said first portion comprising an auger which moves said material axially inwardly of said member, said member having a second portion adjacent said first portion, said second portion having means for moving said material into said receiving means, said second portion of said member comprising a paddle.
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3. An apparatus for cleaning, transporting and storing particulate material from the surface of a reusable image retaining member including:
- a cleaning means for removing said material from said surface;
storage means for storing said material removed by said cleaning means; and
transport means for transporting said material from said cleaning means to said storage means;
the improvement wherein, said transport means includes an impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof, having means for moving said material transversely of said storage means and a second portion of said member adjacent said first portion, said second portion having means for moving said material into said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a cleaning means for removing said material from said surface;
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10. In an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus including an image retaining member;
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means for forming an electrostatic image on a surface of said member; means for developing said electrostatic image by the application of particulate material thereto; means for transferring said developed image to a sheet of final support material; and means for cleaning residual particulate material from said surface following transfer, said cleaning means including means for removing said material from said surface, storage means for storing said material removed by said cleaning means, and transport means for transporting said material from said cleaning means to said storage means; the improvement wherein, said transport means includes an impeller member having a first portion extending from an end thereof having means for moving said material transversely of said storage means and a second portion of said member adjacent said first portion, said second portion having means for moving said material into said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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