US 11,947,281 B1
Method for filling toner into toner cartridge
Shih-Hsiung Huang, Taichung (TW); Kuan-Tung Li, Taichung (TW); Thn-Chn Yu, Taichung (TW); Chin-His Chuang, Taichung (TW); and Jean Guay, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Taichung (TW); and KATUN CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Taichung (TW); and KATUN CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,151.
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0865 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for filling toner into a toner cartridge, comprising the steps of:
(a) taking a container, which accommodates the toner therein and has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and then forming a toner outlet at the first end;
(b) taking the toner cartridge, which is provided at an end thereof with an opening, and then sleeving the toner cartridge onto the container via the opening from the first end to the second end;
(c) forming an air permeable hole at the second end of the container;
(d) withdrawing the container from the toner cartridge to enable the toner to leave the container via the toner outlet and stay inside the toner cartridge; and
(e) sealing the opening of the toner cartridge by a cover.