(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2004/0037591 Al
Schlageter et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 26,2004
(54) METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR
CONVEYING TONER MATERIAL FROM A
TONER REFILL CONTAINER AS WELL AS
ASSOCIATED TONER REFILL CONTAINER
(76) Inventors: Bernhard Schlageter, Unterhaching
(DE); Reinhold Schmidl,
Fuerstenfeldbruck (DE); Rene Froeschl,
Brunnthal (DE); Christian Heil, Dorfen
(DE); Josef Ranner, Ebersberg (DE);
Ursula Schafer, Penzberg (DE)
Correspondence Address:
SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE
6600 SEARS TOWER
233 S WACKER DR
CHICAGO, IL 60606-6473 (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 10/446,271
(22) Filed: May 23, 2003
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
May 24, 2002 (DE) 102 23 232.6
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 G03G 15/08
(52) U.S. C I 399/258
(57) ABSTRACT
A method of conveying toner material from a refill container is provided, wherein a refill container having an opening for the discharge of toner material is arranged in a receptacle device in a first substantially upright position. In this first position, the opening is closed by a closing device. The refill container is swiveled into the second position with bottom opening with the aid of the receptacle device. Toner material is taken from the refill container via a discharge opening provided in the closing device. Further, the invention relates to a device for conveying toner material and to an associated toner refill container.
