Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrostatic 3-D printer having rotating magnetic cores within developer rolls
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Application No.: US15135623Application Date: 2016-04-22
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Publication No.: US10279577B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Robert W. Phelps , John R. Uchal , James E. Williams , Paul F. Sawicki
- Applicant: Xerox Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Agency: Gibb & Riley, LLC
- Main IPC: B29C67/00
- IPC: B29C67/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/205 ; B29C64/245 ; B29C64/147 ; G03G15/16 ; G03G15/22

Abstract:
A 3-D printer includes development stations that electrostatically transfer first and second materials to an intermediate transfer surface. The development stations can each include a photoreceptor supplying the materials to the intermediate transfer surface, and a boosted developer roll supplying the materials to the photoreceptor. The boosted developer roll comprises an outer roll rotating in a first rotational direction to move with movement of the photoreceptor, and a magnetic roll within the outer roll rotating in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The magnetic roll comprises alternating permanent magnets. The intermediate transfer surface transfers a layer of the materials to a platen each time the platen contacts the intermediate transfer surface to successively form a freestanding stack of layers on the platen. A bonding station is positioned to apply light and/or heat to the freestanding stack to bond the layers to one another.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170305092A1 ELECTROSTATIC 3-D PRINTER HAVING ROTATING MAGNETIC CORES WITHIN DEVELOPER ROLLS Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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