Apparatus for maintaining substantially constant spacing between developing device and a photoconductive member
    41.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for maintaining substantially constant spacing between developing device and a photoconductive member 有权
    用于在显影装置和感光体之间保持基本上恒定间隔的装置

    公开(公告)号:US06173137B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09432397

    申请日:1999-11-02

    申请人: Michael F. Zona

    发明人: Michael F. Zona

    IPC分类号: G03G2100

    CPC分类号: G03G15/167 G03G21/0005

    摘要: An apparatus which cleans particles from a tracking region on a photoconductive drum. A spacer maintains the spacing between the photoconductive drum and a developer roller substantially constant. The spacer contacts the photoconductive drum in the tracking region. The cleaning member, mounted on a transfer roller, removes particles adhering to the tracking region so as to ensure that there is no build up of particles in the tracking region changing the spacing between the photoconductive drum and the developer roller.

    摘要翻译: 一种从感光鼓上的跟踪区域清除颗粒的装置。 间隔物保持感光鼓和显影辊之间的间隔基本恒定。 间隔物与跟踪区域中的感光鼓接触。 安装在转印辊上的清洁构件去除粘附到跟踪区域的颗粒,以确保在跟踪区域中不会形成改变感光鼓和显影辊之间的间隔的颗粒。

    Imaging apparatus and method of predicting the photoreceptor replacement interval
    43.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus and method of predicting the photoreceptor replacement interval 有权
    成像装置和预测感光体置换间隔的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08559832B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US12750074

    申请日:2010-03-30

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: A system and method by which, in photoreceptor devices that use non-contact charging, an impending failure of a photoreceptor can be accurately estimated based on a determined thickness of a charge transport layer in the photoreceptor. The systems and methods may include measuring current delivered to the photoreceptor charge transport layer, measuring voltage of the photoreceptor transport layer, determining a slope of the charge device, determining the thickness of the charge transport layer based on at least one of the measured current value, voltage value, or charge device slope, and determining a photoreceptor replacement interval based on the determined thickness.

    摘要翻译: 可以基于感光体中的电荷输送层的确定的厚度,精确地估计在使用非接触充电的感光体装置中感光体即将发生故障的系统和方法。 系统和方法可以包括测量传递到感光体电荷传输层的电流,测量感光体传输层的电压,确定充电装置的斜率,基于测量的电流值中的至少一个确定电荷传输层的厚度 ,电压值或充电装置斜率,以及基于所确定的厚度确定感光体置换间隔。

    Tailored emitter bias as a means to optimize the indirect-charging performance of a nano-structured emitting electrode
    45.
    发明授权
    Tailored emitter bias as a means to optimize the indirect-charging performance of a nano-structured emitting electrode 有权
    定制的发射极偏压作为优化纳米结构发射电极的间接充电性能的手段

    公开(公告)号:US08120889B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-21

    申请号:US12132913

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02 H01H47/32 H05F3/00

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0291

    摘要: Exemplary embodiments provide charging systems and methods for effectively delivering charges onto a receptor. The charging system can include a low velocity gas stream, an emitter assembly for providing cathode-to-anode field bias to generate charges from the low velocity gas stream, and an emitter-to-receptor (e.g., photoreceptor) electric bias to enhance the charge delivery to the receptor. The disclosed charging systems and methods can be used to achieve an optimal charging performance at a low projected cost for any suitable receptor that needs to be charged. Exemplary receptors can include a photoreceptor (PR) such as a belt PR or a drum PR, a toner layer, a sheet of media on which toner can be deposited, or a transfer belt in an electrophotographic printing machine.

    摘要翻译: 示例性实施例提供用于有效地将电荷递送到受体上的充电系统和方法。 充电系统可以包括低速气流,用于提供阴极至阳极场偏压以从低速气流产生电荷的发射器组件,以及发射器 - 受体(例如,感光器)电偏压,以增强 向受体充电。 所公开的充电系统和方法可用于以任何需要充电的任何合适的受体以低预计成本实现最佳充电性能。 示例性的受体可以包括感光体(PR),例如带PR或鼓PR,调色剂层,调色剂可以沉积的介质片,或电子照相印刷机中的转印带。

    Apparatus and method for sensing photoreceptor failure in a xerographic printing apparatus
    46.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for sensing photoreceptor failure in a xerographic printing apparatus 有权
    用于在静电印刷装置中检测感光体失效的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08116640B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-14

    申请号:US12490842

    申请日:2009-06-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G15/5033 G03G21/0094

    摘要: An apparatus (100) and method (200) that senses photoreceptor failure in a xerographic printing apparatus is disclosed. The xerographic printing apparatus can include a rotatable photoreceptor (110) having a photoreceptor surface (111), a cleaning device (124) for removing marking material from the photoreceptor, and a printing apparatus controller (150) that controls operations of the xerographic printing apparatus. The method can include charging (220) the photoreceptor surface to a fixed voltage. The method can include discharging (230) at least a portion of the charged photoreceptor surface to an exposed voltage. The method can include developing (240) the discharged portion of the photoreceptor surface by providing a cleaning field between the charged photoreceptor surface fixed voltage and a developing bias voltage. The method can include reducing (250) the cleaning field. The method can include generating (260) a developed image on the photoreceptor using the reduced cleaning field. The method can include scanning (270) the developed image after reducing the cleaning field, where the developed image can be scanned using a sensor to generate a scanned image.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在静电印刷装置中感测光感受器故障的装置(100)和方法(200)。 静电印刷装置可以包括具有感光体表面(111)的可旋转感光体(110),用于从感光体去除标记材料的清洁装置(124),以及控制静电印刷装置的操作的打印装置控制器 。 该方法可以包括将感光体表面充电(220)至固定电压。 该方法可以包括将带电感光体表面的至少一部分放电(230)至暴露的电压。 该方法可以包括通过在带电感光体表面固定电压和显影偏压之间提供清洁场来显影(240)感光体表面的排出部分。 该方法可以包括减少(250)清洁场。 该方法可以包括使用减小的清洁区域在感光体上产生(260)显影图像。 该方法可以包括在减少清洁区域之后扫描(270)显影图像,其中可以使用传感器扫描显影图像以产生扫描图像。

    High performance materials and processes for manufacture of nanostructures for use in electron emitter ion and direct charging devices
    47.
    发明授权
    High performance materials and processes for manufacture of nanostructures for use in electron emitter ion and direct charging devices 失效
    用于制造用于电子发射体离子和直接充电装置的纳米结构的高性能材料和工艺

    公开(公告)号:US07995952B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US12042878

    申请日:2008-03-05

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 H05B39/00 G09G3/10

    摘要: In accordance with the invention, there are electron emitters, charging devices, and methods of forming them. An electron emitter array can include a plurality of nanostructures, each of the plurality of nanostructures can include a first end and a second end, wherein the first end can be connected to a first electrode and the second end can be positioned to emit electrons, and wherein each of the plurality of nanostructures can be formed of one or more of oxidation resistant metals, doped metals, metal alloys, metal oxides, doped metal oxides, and ceramics. The electron emitter array can also include a second electrode in close proximity to the first electrode, wherein one or more of the plurality of nanostructures can emit electrons in a gas upon application of an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,存在电子发射器,充电装置及其形成方法。 电子发射器阵列可以包括多个纳米结构,多个纳米结构中的每一个可以包括第一端和第二端,其中第一端可以连接到第一电极,并且第二端可以被定位成发射电子,以及 其中所述多个纳米结构中的每一个可以由抗氧化金属,掺杂金属,金属合金,金属氧化物,掺杂金属氧化物和陶瓷中的一种或多种形成。 电子发射器阵列还可以包括紧邻第一电极的第二电极,其中在第一电极和第二电极之间施加电场时,多个纳米结构中的一个或多个可以在气体中发射电子。

    Dynamic photo receptor wear rate adjustment based on environmental sensor feedback
    48.
    发明授权
    Dynamic photo receptor wear rate adjustment based on environmental sensor feedback 有权
    基于环境传感器反馈的动态光电受体磨损率调整

    公开(公告)号:US07949268B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-24

    申请号:US12244395

    申请日:2008-10-02

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/02

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0266 G03G21/203

    摘要: A xerographic marking engine adjusts a charging actuator value, such as an AC peak-to-peak voltage or an AC peak-to-peak current, based on a determined knee value, VKNEE, of a charge curve for an imaging apparatus photoreceptor within the xerographic marking engine and environmental sensor data. The environmental sensor data may measure environment temperature and environment humidity. In near A-zone environments, for example, operational environments in which the temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the relative humidity is 80%, the charging actuator value may be selected to achieve a predetermined photoreceptor wear rate that avoids print quality defects due to lateral charge migration. In other than A-zone environments, the charging actuator value may be selected to minimize the photoreceptor wear rate, while avoiding print quality defects. The described approach allows optimal photoconductor wear to be achieved, in all operational environments, without increasing the risk of print quality defects.

    摘要翻译: 静电印迹标记引擎基于所确定的膝关节值VKNEE来调整充电致动器值,例如AC峰 - 峰电压或AC峰 - 峰电流 静电印刷引擎和环境传感器数据。 环境传感器数据可以测量环境温度和环境湿度。 例如,在近区域环境中,温度为华氏80度,相对湿度为80%的操作环境,可以选择充电致动器值以达到预定的感光体磨损率,从而避免由于侧面 电荷迁移。 在A区环境以外,可以选择充电致动器值以最小化感光体的磨损率,同时避免打印质量缺陷。 所描述的方法允许在所有操作环境中实现最佳感光体磨损,而不增加印刷质量缺陷的风险。

    Method of using biased charging/transfer roller as in-situ voltmeter and photoreceptor thickness detector and method of adjusting xerographic process with results
    49.
    发明授权
    Method of using biased charging/transfer roller as in-situ voltmeter and photoreceptor thickness detector and method of adjusting xerographic process with results 有权
    使用偏置充电/转印辊作为原位电压表和感光体厚度检测器的方法以及结果调整静电印迹过程的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07747184B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-29

    申请号:US11644277

    申请日:2006-12-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G15/5037 G03G15/553

    摘要: The dielectric thickness of a photoreceptor is determined in a variety of ways, including using a relationship between threshold voltage and dielectric thickness, using a relationship between dielectric thickness and the difference between biased transfer roller (BTR) voltage and photoreceptor surface potential, using a relationship between dielectric thickness and biased charging roller (BCR) impedance, using a relationship between dielectric thickness and the slope of the DC current vs. voltage curve for the BTR or the BCR, and using a relationship between dielectric thickness and the BTR voltage at zero current. The threshold voltage can be found by using the slope of the BCR DC current vs. voltage curve, measuring photoreceptor surface potential for a plurality of target values below the charging knee to obtain the intercept value, or finding the actual value of the charging knee. A method of using the BCR as an electrodynamic voltmeter is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 感光体的电介质厚度以各种方式确定,包括使用阈值电压和电介质厚度之间的关系,使用介电厚度与偏置转印辊(BTR)电压和感光体表面电位之差的关系,使用关系式 介电厚度和偏置充电辊(BCR)阻抗之间的关系,使用电介质厚度与BTR或BCR的直流电流与电压曲线的斜率之间的关系,并使用介电厚度与零电流下的BTR电压之间的关系 。 可以通过使用BCR直流电流对电压曲线的斜率来求出阈值电压,测量在充电膝盖以下的多个目标值的感光体表面电位,以获得截距值,或者找到充电膝盖的实际值。 还公开了使用BCR作为电动电压计的方法。

    Charger with a probe and controller
    50.
    发明授权
    Charger with a probe and controller 有权
    带探头和控制器的充电器

    公开(公告)号:US07715743B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-11

    申请号:US11707369

    申请日:2007-02-16

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0258 G03G2215/028

    摘要: This is a charging assembly that is useful in marking processes with an electrostatically charged surface. The assembly includes, besides the charger, a controller and an electric field probe. Charge and current flows can be detected by the probe and corrected immediately after detection of flaws by the probe and conveyed to the controller. If flaws in the charger are determined by the probe, corrections are made to the output by a controller; this is done before a final copy or print is made. The term flaws as used means any non-uniform appearing region in the printed image or any otherwise unacceptable defect. The probe is enabled to detect and indicate flaws and the controller which is in communication with the probe takes corrective action on the flaws. The probe used is a novel probe having two sensing elements surrounded by one or more reference electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 这是一种充电组件,可用于带静电充电表面的标记工艺。 除了充电器之外,组件还包括控制器和电场探头。 可以通过探头检测充电和电流,并在通过探头检测到缺陷后立即进行校正,并将其传送到控制器。 如果充电器中的缺陷由探头确定,则由控制器进行校正; 这是在完成最终复印或打印之前完成的。 所使用的术语缺陷是指印刷图像中的任何不均匀的出现区域或任何其他不可接受的缺陷。 探头能够检测并指示缺陷,与探头通信的控制器对缺陷进行纠正。 使用的探针是具有由一个或多个参考电极包围的两个感测元件的新型探针。