Apparatus and method for coating photoreceptor substrates
    31.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for coating photoreceptor substrates 失效
    用于涂覆感光体基底的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06746538B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-08

    申请号:US10287754

    申请日:2002-11-01

    IPC分类号: B05C300

    CPC分类号: B05C3/109 G03G5/0525

    摘要: An apparatus for coating a photoreceptor substrate, such as a photoreceptor belt or a photoreceptor drum, consists of at least one photoreceptor coating fluid reservoir or diptank. The diptank defines an inlet at one end and a conduit with an orifice at the other end. The conduit includes at least one porous element such as a grid, screen or mesh arranged for suspending a plurality of layers of non-contaminating rounded objects, such as stainless steel or glass beads, in the bottom of the conduit. Photoreceptor coating solution supplied to the inlet is thereby forced to flow through the plurality of layers of beads prior to coating a photoreceptor substrate that is inserted through the orifice. As a result, the uniformity of the coating solution is improved as it coats the photoreceptor substrate, thereby reducing coating defects in the finished photoreceptor belt or drum.

    摘要翻译: 用于涂覆感光体基底(例如感光带或感光鼓)的设备由至少一个感光体涂层液体储存器或者透明质酸银构成。 在一端设有一个入口,另一端有孔口。 导管包括至少一个多孔元件,例如栅格,筛网或网状物,其布置用于在导管的底部悬挂多层无污染的圆形物体,例如不锈钢或玻璃珠。 因此,在涂覆通过孔口插入的感光体基材之前,供应到入口的光敏剂涂层溶液被迫流过多个珠粒层。 结果,涂布溶液的均匀性随着感光体基材的涂敷而提高,从而减少成品感光带或滚筒中的涂层缺陷。

    Multipurpose draft shield apparatus
    32.
    发明授权
    Multipurpose draft shield apparatus 有权
    多用途防风罩装置

    公开(公告)号:US06547885B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09692876

    申请日:2000-10-20

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    IPC分类号: C23C1600

    CPC分类号: B05D1/18 B05D3/0466

    摘要: A draft shield apparatus having a longitudinal axis including: an open upper end section defining a substrate entry end, an open lower end section defining a substrate exit end, and a central section between the upper end section and the lower end section, the apparatus defining a passageway which extends through the upper end section, the central section, and the lower end section along the longitudinal axis to result in an upper end section inner surface, a central section inner surface, and a lower end section inner surface, wherein the passageway has a width sufficiently large to permit movement of at least a portion of a substrate through the apparatus; wherein the upper end section inner surface is inclined towards the longitudinal axis, wherein the lower end section inner surface is inclined towards the longitudinal axis and the lower end section inner surface extends into the passageway such that the width of the substrate exit end is smaller than the width of the substrate entry end.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有纵向轴线的防风罩装置,包括:限定衬底入口端的敞开的上端部分,限定衬底出口端的敞开的下端部分,以及在所述上端部分和所述下端部分之间的中心部分,所述装置限定 所述通道沿着所述纵向轴线延伸穿过所述上端部分,所述中心部分和所述下端部分,以产生上端部分内表面,中心部分内表面和下端部部分内表面,其中所述通道 具有足够大的宽度以允许基底的至少一部分移动通过所述设备;其中所述上端部内表面朝向所述纵向轴线倾斜,其中所述下端部分内表面朝向所述纵向轴线倾斜,并且所述下部 端部内表面延伸到通道中,使得基板出口端的宽度小于基板入口的宽度 结束。

    Immersion coating system
    33.
    发明授权
    Immersion coating system 有权
    浸涂系统

    公开(公告)号:US06207337B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-27

    申请号:US09411267

    申请日:1999-10-04

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    IPC分类号: G03G504

    CPC分类号: B05C3/09 B05D1/18 G03G5/04

    摘要: A material handling system for dip coating at least a first drum having a first predetermined length in a first coating cycle and a second drum of a second different predetermined length in a different coating cycle including a carrier device for carrying at least one drum, a coating bath container for depositing a layer of coating material onto at least one drum, a mechanism for raising and lowering the coating bath container between at least a first position and a second position higher than the first position, and a transport device for vertically transporting the carrier device a first predetermined distance from a home position for the first drum and a second predetermined different distance from the home position for the second drum, the first predetermined distance from a home position for the first drum and the second predetermined different distance from the home position for the second drum being sufficient to at least partially insert the first drum and second drum, respectively, into the coating bath container while the coating bath container is stationary. A process for coating the drums is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种材料处理系统,用于在不同涂层循环中浸涂至少具有第一预定长度的第一涂覆循环的第一滚筒和第二不同预定长度的第二滚筒,所述第二滚筒包括用于承载至少一个滚筒的载体装置, 用于将涂层材料层沉积到至少一个鼓上的浴容器,用于在至少第一位置和高于第一位置的第二位置之间升高和降低涂浴容器的机构,以及用于垂直运送载体的运送装置 装置与第一鼓的原始位置相隔第一预定距离,以及距离第二滚筒的原始位置的第二预定不同距离,距离第一滚筒的原始位置的第一预定距离和距离原始位置的第二预定不同距离 对于第二滚筒足以至少部分地插入第一滚筒和第二滚筒 同时涂布浴容器是静止的。一种用于涂覆滚筒的方法也被公开。

    Centering and holding apparatus and method using inclined surface
    34.
    发明授权
    Centering and holding apparatus and method using inclined surface 有权
    定心保持装置及方法采用倾斜面

    公开(公告)号:US6142487A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-07

    申请号:US339317

    申请日:1999-06-23

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    摘要: An apparatus for centering and holding a substrate including: (a) a substrate holding assembly defining a centerline; and (b) a substrate centering assembly including an alignment member, wherein the alignment member is disposed concentric with the centerline and has an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction such that upon sliding contact of the substrate with the inclined surface, the substrate moves toward the centerline.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于对中和保持衬底的设备,包括:(a)限定中心线的衬底保持组件; 和(b)包括对准构件的基板定心组件,其中所述对准构件与所述中心线同心地设置,并且具有倾斜表面,所述倾斜表面沿着所述基板与所述倾斜表面滑动接触的方向倾斜,所述基板移动 朝中心线。

    Dip coating apparatus having solution displacement apparatus
    35.
    发明授权
    Dip coating apparatus having solution displacement apparatus 失效
    具有溶液置换装置的浸涂装置

    公开(公告)号:US5720815A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-24

    申请号:US609333

    申请日:1996-03-01

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    CPC分类号: G03G5/0525 B05C3/109

    摘要: A dip coating apparatus is disclosed including: (a) a single coating vessel capable of containing a batch of substrates vertically positioned in the vessel, wherein there is absent vessel walls defining a separate compartment for each of the substrates; (b) a coating solution disposed in the vessel, wherein the solution is comprised of materials employed in a photosensitive member and including a solvent that gives off a solvent vapor; and (c) a solution displacement apparatus positioned in the vessel to reduce the volume of solution required for dip coating the substrates.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种浸涂装置,其包括:(a)能够容纳垂直定位在容器中的一批衬底的单个涂覆容器,其中没有限定用于每个衬底的单独隔室的容器壁; (b)设置在容器中的涂布溶液,其中溶液由用于感光构件的材料构成,并包括发出溶剂蒸气的溶剂; 和(c)定位在容器中的溶液置换装置,以减少浸渍涂覆基质所需的溶液体积。

    Fluid reservoir containing panels for reducing rate of fluid flow
    36.
    发明授权
    Fluid reservoir containing panels for reducing rate of fluid flow 失效
    流体储存器包含用于降低流体流动速率的面板

    公开(公告)号:US5681392A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-28

    申请号:US576141

    申请日:1995-12-21

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    IPC分类号: B05C3/109 G03G5/05 B05C3/02

    CPC分类号: G03G5/0525 B05C3/109

    摘要: A reservoir for dipping a non-cylindrical flexible belt into a coating fluid so that an electrophotographic layer can be deposited onto its outer surface during a manufacturing process includes a non-cylindrical tank with an inlet located at one end. A coating fluid enters the bottom of the tank and moves past a flow divider located inside or just above the inlet. This divides the entering fluid into two substantially equal portions, so that the level of coating fluid inside of the tank rises uniformly. The coating fluid passes first through a porous membrane, and then through a perforated plate, both of which will reduce the velocity of the coating fluid, to ensure that the fluid has laminar flow characteristics once it reaches the top of the reservoir. Finally, the coating fluid passes through an annular shaped flow director which ensures that the layer which is deposited onto the outer surface of the flexible belt has a uniform thickness. This enables the finished belt to be used as an organic photoreceptor in an xerographic imaging machine.

    摘要翻译: 用于将非圆柱形柔性带浸入涂覆流体中的储存器,使得在制造过程中电子照相层可以沉积到其外表面上,包括具有位于一端的入口的非圆柱形罐。 涂层流体进入罐的底部并移动通过位于入口内部或刚好在入口上方的分流器。 这将进入的流体分成两个基本上相等的部分,使得罐内的涂布液的水平均匀地升高。 涂覆液首先通过多孔膜,然后通过多孔板,两者都将降低涂层流体的速度,以确保一旦达到储层的顶部,流体具有层流特性。 最后,涂布液通过环形流动导向器,其确保沉积在柔性带的外表面上的层具有均匀的厚度。 这使得成品带可以用作静电复印机中的有机感光体。

    Substrate holding apparatus
    38.
    发明授权
    Substrate holding apparatus 失效
    基板保持装置

    公开(公告)号:US5486028A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-23

    申请号:US304443

    申请日:1994-09-12

    申请人: Eugene A. Swain

    发明人: Eugene A. Swain

    IPC分类号: B65G47/90 B66C1/54

    CPC分类号: B65G47/90 B66C1/54

    摘要: There is disclosed a substrate holding apparatus comprising: (a) a member comprised of a top surface, a bottom surface, a center region and a plurality of segments disposed around and integral with the center region, the segments being defined by a plurality of slits in the member, wherein the segments bend and overlap when subjected to a compressive force, thereby decreasing the width of the member, and wherein the extent of bending and overlapping of the segments spontaneously decreases when the compressive force lessens, thereby increasing the width of the member; and (b) compressive force mechanism operatively associated with the member for controlling the amount of compressive force on the member.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种基板保持装置,包括:(a)由顶表面,底面,中心区域以及设置在中心区域周围并与中心区域一体设置的多个区段的构件,所述段由多个狭缝 在构件中,当经受压缩力时,段弯曲并重叠,从而减小构件的宽度,并且其中当压缩力减小时,段的弯曲和重叠的程度自发地减小,从而增加 会员; 和(b)与构件可操作地相关联的用于控制构件上的压缩力量的压缩力机构。

    Field assisted processes for preparing imaging members
    39.
    发明授权
    Field assisted processes for preparing imaging members 失效
    用于准备成像成员的现场辅助过程

    公开(公告)号:US5300391A

    公开(公告)日:1994-04-05

    申请号:US762812

    申请日:1991-09-17

    摘要: Disclosed is a process for preparing a multilayered cylindrical article which comprises introducing into a cylindrical mold a composition comprising a liquid, uncured resin material and a magnetically attractable filler material, spinning the mold about its axis, applying a magnetic field to the composition within the mold, thereby attracting the magnetically attractable filler material in the direction dictated by the magnetic field and causing the magnetically attractable filler material and the liquid uncured resin material to separate into layers, and subsequently curing the uncured resin to form a cylindrical article having at least two layers. Subsequent to formation, the multilayered cylindrical article can be coated with additional layers. Further, additional layers can be added to either the inside or outside surface of the cylinder by introducing the additional layer material into the mold and spin casting to form a layer. The cylinders formed by the processes of the present invention can be employed as imaging members in electrographic, ionographic, electrophotographic, and similar imaging processes.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种制备多层圆柱形制品的方法,该方法包括向圆柱形模具中引入包含液体,未固化树脂材料和可吸磁填料的组合物,围绕其轴旋转模具,向模具内的组合物施加磁场 从而沿着由磁场指示的方向吸引可磁吸引的填充材料,并使磁性可吸引的填充材料和液体未固化的树脂材料分离成层,然后固化未固化的树脂以形成具有至少两层的圆柱形制品 。 在形成之后,多层圆柱形制品可以涂覆有额外的层。 此外,通过将附加层材料引入模具中并且旋转浇铸以形成层,可以向圆筒的内表面或外表面添加附加层。 通过本发明的方法形成的圆筒可以用作电子照相,电离照相,电子照相和类似成像过程中的成像构件。

    Carbon dioxide snow agglomeration and acceleration
    40.
    发明授权
    Carbon dioxide snow agglomeration and acceleration 失效
    二氧化碳积雪加速

    公开(公告)号:US5125979A

    公开(公告)日:1992-06-30

    申请号:US548323

    申请日:1990-07-02

    CPC分类号: C01B31/22 B24C1/003

    摘要: A cleaning process involving expanding carbon dioxide from an orifice into a thermally insulated chamber to form small carbon dioxide particles, retaining the small carbon dioxide particles in the insulating chamber until the small carbon dioxide particles agglomerate into large snowflakes, entraining the large snowflakes in a high velocity vortex of inert gas to accelerate the large snowflakes and directing a stream of the inert gas and accelerated large snowflakes against the surface of a substrate to be cleaned. This process may be carried out with apparatus including means to direct a stream of small carbon dioxide snow particles into an expansion chamber, means to agglomerate the small carbon dioxide particles into large carbon dioxide snowflakes in the expansion chamber, and means to accelerate the large snowflakes with a high velocity inert gas stream.

    摘要翻译: 一种清洁方法,包括将二氧化碳从孔口扩展到隔热室中以形成小的二氧化碳颗粒,将小的二氧化碳颗粒保留在绝缘室中,直到小的二氧化碳颗粒聚集成大的雪花,将大雪花夹带在高处 惰性气体的速度涡流,以加速大雪花并引导惰性气体流,并将大雪花加速到待清洁的基底的表面上。 该方法可以用包括将小二氧化碳雪粒子流引导到膨胀室中的装置来进行,这意味着将小二氧化碳颗粒聚集到膨胀室中的大二氧化碳雪花中,并且用于加速大雪花 具有高速惰性气流。