Abstract:
THIS A METHOD FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES ON A MOVING INSULATING SURFACE WITH DEVELOPER MATERIAL IN WHICH THE FLOW OF DEVELOPER MATERIAL MOVES DOWNWARD AND IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE INSULATING SURFACE AND WHICH CAN BE TERMED COUNTERFLOW CASCADE DEVELOPMENT. THE FLOW OF DEVELOPER MATERIAL IS DIRECTED ONTO THE INSULATING SURFACE SUCH THAT A FINISHING DEVELOPMENT ZONE IS FORMED AT THE POINT OF ENTRY OF THE DEVELOPER MATERIAL TO A POINT UPWARD THEREFROM. IN ADDITION, MEANS HAVING A CONTROLLING FORCE OVER TONER DEPLETED CARRIER PARTICLES IS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE FINISHING DEVELOPMENT ZONE FOR REGULATING SUCH PARTICLES AND THEREBY PREVENTING THEM FROM BEING CARRIED UPWARDLY AND OUT OF THE ZONE.
Abstract:
A display tube is provided in which a dielectric target is charged by an information modulated electron beam, and the resulting electrostatic field between the target and a conductive ground plane deforms a dielectric film. The film is located in a separate chamber of the tube at the side of the target opposite the electron beam generating equipment. The film deformations behave as point light valves, and a visible image of the information contained therein is provided by transmissive or reflective optical systems.