Patent ID: 6253049
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
A liquid developer refilling system of a liquid electrophotographic printer, for refilling any one of concentrated inks and a carrier to a corresponding ink storage tank and a carrier storage tank installed in the printer, comprising:a main frame provided with a common installation portion;an auxiliary frame installed to be movable with respect to the main frame;a cartridge installed at the common installation portion and provided with a discharge hole through which a concentrated ink or carrier is discharged by compressed air;a fastener for fixing the cartridge installed at the common installation portion to the main frame;a valve unit provided with a plurality of valves which are operative to be selectively matched with the discharge hole and installed to be movable with respect to the auxiliary frame; anda valve raising/lowering mechanism which raises or lowers the auxiliary frame with respect to the main frame to connect or disconnect a corresponding valve to or from the discharge hole.