Patent ID: 8496327
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A reservoir for holding a supply of release agent for delivery to an applicator of a drum maintenance unit of an imaging device, the reservoir including: a bottle configured to hold a predetermined quantity of a release agent in an interior of the bottle, the bottle including a single opening at one end of the bottle; an end cap mounted over the single opening in the bottle, the end cap including a first opening configured to fluidly communicate with the interior of the bottle through the single opening in the one end of the bottle to enable release agent to flow out of the interior of the bottle and through the first opening, and a second opening configured to fluidly communicate with the interior of the bottle through the single opening in the one end of the bottle to enable release agent to flow through the second opening into the interior of the bottle; and a float level sensor operatively connected to the end cap to extend into the bottle, the float level sensor including: