Patent ID: 9116499
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A customer replaceable unit for use in a printing machine includes a toner reclaim system, said toner reclaim system comprising: a cleaning blade for removing toner from a photoreceptor; an auger for moving said toner cleaned from said photoreceptor across a top portion of said customer replaceable unit; a crankshaft connected to and adapted for rotating said auger; and an agitator positioned within a housing and adapted to receive said toner removed from photoreceptor, said agitator being connected to said crankshaft such that rotation of said crankshaft causes movement in unison of said agitator to thereby loosen and push said toner received within said housing from said auger to an exit portion of said housing, said agitator including a blade with fins on one portion thereof and a spring surrounding another portion thereof.