CPC G03G 15/0867 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 21/1896 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0675 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A toner container for use in an electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:
a housing having a reservoir for storing toner;
an input gear positioned on the housing for mating with a corresponding output gear in the image forming device when the toner container is installed in the image forming device;
a toner agitator movably positioned in the reservoir, the toner agitator is operatively connected to the input gear such that rotation of the input gear in a first rotational direction causes movement of the toner agitator for agitating toner in the reservoir; and
an encoded member encoded with identifying information of the toner container and positioned on an axial face of one of (a) the input gear and (b) a second gear rotatably coupled to the input gear such that rotation of the input gear causes rotation of the encoded member for communicating the identifying information of the toner container to a sensor of the image forming device when the toner container is installed in the image forming device.
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