Process cartridge
    4.
    发明公开
    Process cartridge 有权
    处理盒

    公开(公告)号:EP0917021A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-10

    申请号:EP98309139.8

    申请日:1998-11-09

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge (100) is detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine having a copy-volume capacity limited by a waste toner sump capacity. The process cartridge (100) includes an elongate housing having walls (102,104,106) defining a process chamber (118); and a rotatable endless photoreceptive member (84) mounted within the process chamber (118) and to the housing. The photoreceptive member (84) has an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image, a conductive layer, and a closed loop path within the process chamber (118). The process cartridge also includes a high voltage electrostatographic charging device (76) mounted to the elongate frame and along the closed loop path for applying a layer of electrostatic charge to the image bearing surface of the photoreceptive member (84); means (92) for forming on, and transferring from, the image bearing surface, a toner image; and means (68) for transferring the formed toner image onto a substrate. Importantly, the process cartridge includes a non-metallic electrically conductive grounding pin (160) mounted to the frame and in contact with the photoreceptive member (84) for aligning and grounding the photoreceptive member (84), so as to prevent photoreceptive member discharge current from passing to an adjacent machine imager module forming latent images on the charged image bearing surface.

    摘要翻译: 静电成像处理盒(100)可拆卸地安装到由配合的模块限定的空腔中,该模腔形成静电复制机的部件,复制空间的容量受废粉盒容量限制。 处理盒(100)包括具有限定处理室(118)的壁(102,104,106)的细长壳体; 以及安装在处理室(118)内和壳体内的可旋转的环形感光构件(84)。 感光构件(84)具有用于在处理室(118)内保持形成的调色剂图像,导电层和闭环路径的图像承载表面。 处理卡盒还包括安装在细长框架上并沿着闭环路径的高压静电照相充电装置(76),用于向感光元件(84)的图像承载表面施加静电电荷层; 用于在图像承载表面上形成和转印调色剂图像的装置(92) 和用于将形成的调色剂图像转印到衬底上的装置(68)。 重要的是,处理卡盒包括一个安装在机架上并与感光元件(84)接触以便使感光元件(84)对准和接地的非金属导电接地销(160),以防止感光元件放电电流 从而传递到邻近的机器成像器模块,从而在带电的图像承载表面上形成潜像。

    Process cartridge
    5.
    发明公开
    Process cartridge 有权
    工作单位

    公开(公告)号:EP0917022A2

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-19

    申请号:EP98309141.4

    申请日:1998-11-09

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge (100) detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine having a copy-volume capacity limited by a waste toner sump (82) capacity. The process cartridge (100) includes an elongate housing having walls (102,104,106) defining a process chamber (118); and a rotatable endless photoreceptive member (84) mounted within the process chamber (118) and to the housing (102,104). The photoreceptive member (84) has an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image, a conductive layer, and a closed loop path within the process chamber (118). The process cartridge (100) also includes a high voltage electrostatographic charging device (76) mounted to the elongate frame and along the closed loop path for applying a layer of electrostatic charge to the image bearing surface of the photoreceptive member (84); means for forming on, and transferring from, the image bearing surface, a toner image; and means (92) for transferring the formed toner image onto a substrate. Importantly, the process cartridge includes a waste toner electro-sump subassembly (82) mounted to an end of the elongate housing for receiving and containing waste toner removed and transported thereto by a cleaning subassembly (80). The waste toner electro-sump subassembly (82) has an elbow shape including an upper arm portion (250) and a generally horizontal forearm portion (252). The forearm portion (252) includes a distal end, and a near end having electrical harnessless contacts (264) and connectors (266) formed therein, thereby allowing adaptation of the electro-sump subassembly, at the distal end, for use in various copy volume machines within a family of machines, without affecting the critical electrical and functional interfaces (204,266), at the near end, with other subassemblies of the cartridge module.

    Process cartridge
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP0917024A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-03

    申请号:EP98309144.8

    申请日:1998-11-09

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge (44) detachably mountable into a cavity (42) defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The process cartridge (44) includes a housing having walls (116) defining a partially enclosed process chamber (118); a rotatable cylindrical photoreceptive member (84) mounted within a portion of the process chamber (118) and to the walls. The photoreceptive member (84) has a closed loop path within the process chamber (118) and an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image. The process cartridge (44) also includes plural electrostatographic process toner image forming and transferring components (76) located along the closed loop path for forming a toner image on, and for transferring such toner image from, the image bearing surface; and a cleaning subassembly (80) located along the closed loop path downstream of the toner image forming and transferring components, for removing and transporting waste toner away from the image bearing surface. The cleaning subassembly (80) includes a curved portion of the walls including a blade mounting surface having a plane forming a blade mounting angle (134) with a tangent (135) to the image bearing surface; a cleaning blade (138) mounted to the mounting surface and having a cleaning edge contacting the image bearing surface at a desired cleaning angle for removing waste toner from the image bearing surface; a seal member (266) mounted into contact with the image bearing surface at a point upstream of the cleaning blade (138) so that the seal member (266), the blade (138), the image bearing surface and the curved portion of the walls, define the cleaning chamber (270); and a troughless waste toner transporting auger (170) mounted for rotation without a trough and directly over the image bearing surface within the cleaning chamber (270) for transporting and moving waste toner axially relative to the photoreceptive member (84) and out of the cleaning chamber (270). The troughless auger (170) has a first end, a second end, and a direction of waste toner movement over the image bearing surface from the first end to the second end a variable pitch for preventing image banding defects from undesirable waste toner accumulations.

    Pin charge corotron with optimum dimensions for minimum ozone production
    8.
    发明公开
    Pin charge corotron with optimum dimensions for minimum ozone production 有权
    Corotronaufladungsgerätmit Stiften von besterGrössezur minimaler Ozonerzeugung

    公开(公告)号:EP0917012A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-03

    申请号:EP98121377.0

    申请日:1998-11-10

    申请人: Xerox Corporation

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02 H01T19/04

    摘要: A charging apparatus (76) for applying a uniform electrostatic charge to a charge retentive surface is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and an array of pin electrodes (346) supported by the housing and positioned adjacent the surface in a non-contact relationship. The apparatus also includes a generally U shaped shield (312) connected to the housing and at least partially surrounding the array of pin electrodes. The apparatus also includes a grid (336) positioned across distal ends of the shield. The grid (336) defines an effective charge length and an effective grid width. The apparatus also includes a power supply operatively coupled to the pin electrodes for supplying a predetermined current to each of the pin electrode. The power supply provides a predetermined voltage to the grid. At least one of the magnitude of the current, the magnitude of the voltage, the effective charge length, and the effective grid width being selected so as to optimize the charge uniformity, to minimize the sensitivity to photoreceptor grid sensitivity, and to minimize the ozone generated within the charging apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将均匀的静电电荷施加到电荷保持表面的充电装置。 该装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑并且以非接触关系定位在表面附近的销电极阵列。 该装置还包括连接到壳体并且至少部分地围绕引脚电极阵列的大致U形屏蔽。 该装置还包括跨过护罩的远端定位的格栅。 网格定义了有效的电荷长度和有效的电网宽度。 该装置还包括可操作地耦合到引脚电极的电源,用于向每个引脚电极提供预定电流。 电源为电网提供预定的电压。 选择电流的大小,电压的大小,有效电荷长度和有效电网宽度中的至少一个以便优化电荷均匀性,以使对感光体电感灵敏度的敏感性最小化,并使臭氧最小化 在充电装置内产生。

    Charging device module for use with print cartridge
    9.
    发明公开
    Charging device module for use with print cartridge 有权
    Auflademodul zur Verwendung mit einer Druckkassette

    公开(公告)号:EP0918263A2

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-26

    申请号:EP98121284.8

    申请日:1998-11-09

    申请人: Xerox Corporation

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02 G03G21/18

    摘要: A charging module for applying a uniform electrostatic charge to a charge retentive surface is provided. The charging module is operably electrically connectable to a power supply for supplying an electrical bias to the charging apparatus. The charging module is mountable into a process cartridge. The process cartridge includes a cartridge mounting surface for cooperation with the charging apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing including a housing mounting feature and an electrode. The electrode is mounted to the housing and is positioned adjacent the surface in a non-contact relationship therewith. The housing mounting feature is adapted to be cooperable with the cartridge mounting surface to secure the placement of the charging module into the cartridge without the need for any installation tools.

    摘要翻译: 具有电极的壳体具有与相应的盒安装单元(324)接合的安装单元(322)。 墨盒安装在外壳中,无需任何安装工具。 连接到电极和电源的连接器将电偏压施加到电极。 提供用于保护电极的屏蔽。

    Process cartridge
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP0917026A2

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-19

    申请号:EP98309160.4

    申请日:1998-11-09

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    CPC分类号: G03G21/1846 G03G2221/1846

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge (44) is detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The process cartridge includes an elongate housing having walls (116) defining a front end of the process cartridge, a rear end (182) thereof, and a process chamber (118); a rotatable endless photoreceptive member (84) having a closed loop path within the process chamber (118), and an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image, and being mounted within the process chamber (118) and towards the rear end (182) for contacting a toner image receiving sheet moving along a machine sheet path (98) for toner image transfer. The process cartridge (44) also includes plural electrostatographic process components (76) located along the closed loop path for forming a toner image on, and transferring such toner image from, the image bearing surface to the sheet of paper, a cleaning component (80) for removing and transporting waste toner from the image bearing surface, and a waste toner sump subassembly mounted to an end of the elongate housing for receiving and containing waste toner removed and transported thereto by the cleaning component. Importantly, the process cartridge includes a module handle (144) attached to the rear end thereof for gripping and use by an operator for inserting and removing the process cartridge (44) from the defined cavity (42), and forming a part of the machine sheet path (98) for contacting and guiding a sheet of paper moving from the photoreceptive member (84).