摘要:
An image forming apparatus has a magnetic brush toning station for applying toner to an electrostatic image. The brush includes a rotatable magnetic core positioned inside a non-magnetic sleeve. To facilitate the removal of developer from the sleeve after it has toned an electrostatic image, a skive located against the sleeve downstream of the toning position has a roughened surface upon which the developer rolls or tumbles to move away from the sleeve and ultimately fall into a mixing sump.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for cleaning toner and/or other contaminant particles from a moving surface to be cleaned in an electrostatographic apparatus includes a cleaning blade, such as a wiper blade or a scraper blade, that engages the surface to be cleaned at a first location to remove the particles from the surface. A dust seal blade is provided that extends toward the surface in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction, which corresponds to the direction of motion of the surface to be cleaned, and is of a length and supported so as to be able to contact the surface to be cleaned at a second location upstream of the first location. The cleaning blade, the dust seal blade and the surface to be cleaned form a cavity for containing contaminant particles to assist in operation of the cleaning blade apparatus.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for transferring non-insulative toner, having charge of a first polarity, from an electrically-insulative image member to a transfer member of high relative-conductivity, features feeding successive portions of such members into opposing relation at a transfer zone, contacting the non-opposing surface of such transfer member portions with a compliant, conductive surface biased to a polarity opposite said first polarity and controlling contact between such member portions to extend for a predetermined period not exceeding 0.030 seconds.