摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a transfer member configured to form a transfer portion where the toner image is transferred from the image bearing member by being supplied with a transfer bias; a carrier liquid supplying portion configured to supply the carrier liquid to the transfer portion; a transfer bias voltage source capable of applying the transfer bias to the transfer portion; a detecting portion configured to detect at least one of a voltage and a current at the transfer portion; and a setting portion configured to set the transfer bias during non-image-formation on the basis of a detection result of the detecting portion when a setting bias is applied from the transfer member in a state in which the carrier liquid is in the transfer portion.
摘要:
An apparatus to concentrate electro fluid. The apparatus comprising an electrically grounded drum, a fluid feed to provide electro fluid to the surface of the drum and a roller. The roller comprising a metal core to be electrically biased and a ceramic coating around the metal core.
摘要:
A printing apparatus comprising a plurality of base color ink containers, each for containing a different base color ink, and a custom color ink container for containing a custom color ink, the printing apparatus being configured to print any of the custom color ink and the different base color inks, from the custom color ink container and the plurality of base color ink containers, respectively, to a print medium. The printing apparatus is configured to mix a custom color ink for the custom color ink container using a combination of any of the base color inks.
摘要:
A printing system utilizing inks with high solids content includes a mixing unit for receiving a high solids content ink and producing a concentrated ink and an interim tank for receiving the concentrated ink from the mixing unit. An ink tank receives the concentrated ink from the interim tank and produces printing ink. An liquid electro-photographic print engine receives the printing ink from the ink tank. A fluid return line is connected between the mixing unit and at least one of the interim tank and the ink tank, the mixing unit receiving fluid from at least one of the interim tank and the ink tank and mixing the fluid with the high solids content ink. A method for liquid electro photographic printing using high solid content ink is also provided.
摘要:
A method includes controlling a charge level of fluid in a fluid chamber by detecting at least one fluid parameter corresponding to a charge level of a fluid in a fluid chamber having at least charge directors and carrier liquid, and controlling the charge level of the fluid based on the detected fluid parameter.
摘要:
In a developing device which supplies a liquid developer containing a toner and a carrier liquid to a developer holder roller (51) using a supply member (52) and performs development using the liquid developer, and an image forming apparatus including the developing device, a developer holder cleaning unit (511,512) which cleans the developer holder roller (51) and recovers the liquid developer in order to prevent the liquid developer after development from being adhered to the supply member, a supply member cleaning unit (521) which cleans the supply member and recovers the liquid developer, a recovery path member (513) which is disposed above the supply member in a vertical direction and receives the liquid developer recovered by the developer holder cleaning unit, and a recovery unit (541) which is disposed above the recovery path member in the vertical direction and stores the liquid developer moved to the recovery path member and the liquid developer recovered by the supply member cleaning unit are provided.
摘要:
Apparatuses (112) are provided for use with printing devices (102). One apparatus (112) includes a housing (202) forming a reservoir (204) that is suitable for holding a printing material (110) therein, and having an outlet feature (206) configured to allow the printing material (110) to be withdrawn from the reservoir (204) and an inlet feature (208) configured to allow an amount of printing material (110) to be deposited within the reservoir (204), and a fill indicator (212, 212', 212'', 212''') operatively coupled to the housing (202). The fill indicator (212, 212', 212'', 212''') includes a breach mechanism (214, 400, 500, 600, 700) that is configured to be detectibly altered when the inlet feature (208) is used to deposit the amount of printing material (110) into the reservoir (204), and an interface (216) that is operatively coupled to the breach mechanism (214, 400, 500, 600, 700) and configured to allow detection of at least one electrical characteristic of the breach mechanism (214, 400, 500, 600, 700).
摘要:
A high speed electrostatic printing machine has a toner supply to supply to a supply roller (13) a high viscosity highly concentrated toner; a pick-up roller (16) which is spaced from the supply roller by a first feed gap; a metering roller (21) which receives a thin layer of the toner from the pick-up roller; a doctor blade (23) bearing against the metering roller which bears against a development member (31) with an interference fit (32) to transfer a thin layer of the toner onto the development member; an image forming stage (40), the image forming stage comprising an image carrying member (41) having a surface adapted to retain an electrostatic latent image thereon with the development member engaging against the image carrying member with an interference fit (46) to give a selected contact time therebetween; a development stage in which toner particles in the thin layer on the development member are transferred to the image carrying member under the influence of the electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member to provide a developed image thereon; and a transfer stage (50) in which the developed image is transferred from the image carrying member onto a substrate (61), or a further member, such as an intermediate member (5). A carrier liquid displacement device (33) acts upon the thin layer of toner on the development member (31) to push toner particles in the thin layer towards the surface of the roller and to leave a carrier liquid rich layer on the outside of the thin toner layer.