Patent ID: 9020405
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A removable unit for an electrophotographic imaging device, comprising: a housing; a rotatable roll disposed within the housing; at least one seal member coupled within the housing along at least one side thereof, a portion of the at least one seal member engaging an end portion of the rotatable roll so as to prevent toner from leaking from the housing; and a blade assembly coupled to the housing, comprising a support bracket secured to the housing, a blade member coupled to the support bracket and being positioned so that a distal end thereof is disposed between and engages with the rotatable roll and the at least one seal member, and at least one bias member having a first end portion disposed in a substantially stable position within the housing and a second end portion which engages with the blade member so as to present a force that at least partly offsets a force presented to the blade member by the at least one seal member.