摘要:
A process for the preparation of liquid developers with reduced fines which comprises heating a liquid developer comprised of thermoplastic resin, pigment, charge adjuvant, liquid hydrocarbon, and optional charge director, wherein said heating is accomplished at about 5.degree. C. below the melting point of said thermoplastic resin, which heating enables said fines comprised of said developer components, and of a size diameter of from about 0.1 to about 0.4 micron to be reduced.
摘要:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided in a liquid electrophotographic reproduction machine, a development unit for developing latent images on an image bearing member using liquid developer material. The development unit includes a housing defining a liquid developer material holding chamber, and a quantity of liquid developer material contained within the chamber. The quantity of developer material includes carrier liquid and charged toner particles dispersed within the quantity of carrier liquid. The development unit also includes a heating element located inside the quantity of developer material for heating the quantity of developer material. The quantity of developer material when heated has a desired elevated temperature within a range of 50 to 60 degrees centigrade for improved developability without causing toner particle agglomeration.
摘要:
A process for the preparation of liquid developers comprising forming a heated dispersion of colorant, thermoplastic resin and carrier liquid, and charge control agent, followed by subsequent cooling of the resulting molten mixture under high shear.
摘要:
A negatively charged liquid developer comprised of a nonpolar liquid, thermoplastic resin particles, a charge adjuvant, pigment, and an ABA polymer charge director wherein A and B represent the polymer segments.
摘要:
A positively charged liquid developer comprised of thermoplastic resin particles, optional pigment, a charge director, and a charge adjuvant comprised of a polymer of an alkene and unsaturated acid derivative; and wherein the acid derivative contains pendant ammonium groups, and wherein the charge adjuvant is associated with or combined with said resin and said optional pigment.An example of a charge adjuvent copolymer compound containing alkylene and an unsaturated acid derivative such as acrylic acid and methacrylic acid containing pendent ammonium groups is represented, for example, by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein Z is oxygen or substituted nitrogen; Y is alkyl; R is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; and X is an anion.
摘要:
A liquid developer comprised of a liquid, thermoplastic resin particles, a nonpolar liquid soluble charge director, and a charge adjuvant comprised of a metal hydroxycarboxylic acid.
摘要:
A method for controlling toner developed mass per unit area in an electrostatic or electrophotographic device includes the steps of: forming a toner image on a printing sheet; measuring a toner density of the toner image on the printing sheet; measuring a gloss of the toner image on the printing sheet; determining a toner developed mass per unit area for the measured gloss and measured toner density; and adjusting a voltage of a developement field in the electrostatic device in accordance with the determined toner developed mass per unit area. An apparatus for controlling toner developed mass per unit area in an electrostatic device includes: means for fusing a toner image onto a printing sheet; means for measuring a toner density of toner particles on the fused toner image; means for measuring a gloss of the fused toner image on the printing sheet; means for determining toner developed mass per unit area for the measured gloss and measured toner density; and means for adjusting a voltage of a development field in a range in which the toner developed mass per unit area and the voltage of the development field are related so that an increase in the voltage leads to an increase in the toner developed mass per unit area, and a decrease in the voltage leads to a decrease in the toner developed mass per unit area.
摘要:
An electrostatic liquid developer having positive charging characteristics consisting essentially of:(A) a non-polar liquid having a Kauri-butanol value of less than 30, present in a major amount,(B) thermoplastic resin particles having an average by area particle size of less than 10 .mu.m,(C) a nonpolar liquid soluble ionic or zwitterionic charge director compound, and(D) a carbohydrate product of photosynthesis comprised of at least one saccharose present in (A) and/or dispersed in (B).The liquid developer is useful in copying, color proofing, digital color proofing, making lithographic printing plates, and resists.
摘要:
A process for preparing an improved positive-working electrostatic liquid developer comprising(A) dispersing at an elevated temperature in a vessel a thermoplastic resin and a nonpolar liquid having a Kauri-butanol value of less than 30, while maintaining the temperature in the vessel at a temperature sufficient to plasticize and liquify the resin and below that at which the nonpolar liquid degrades and the resin decomposes,(B) cooling the dispersion, either(1) without stirring to form a gel or solid mass, followed by shredding the gel or solid mass and grinding by means of particulate media;(2) with stirring to form a viscous mixture and grinding by means of particulate media; or(3) while grinding by means of particulate media to prevent the formation of a gel or solid mass;(C) separating the dispersion of toner particles having an average particle size of less than 30 .mu.m from the particulate media, and(D) adding to the dispersion subsequent to Step (A) a nonpolar liquid soluble ionic or zwitterionic charge director compound mixed with an acid having a pKa of
摘要:
Loading system for loading of test pins into printed circuit board test fixtures. Test pins are loaded into a loader body, and locked thereto by a sliding locking plate through frictional engagement at an interface where in test pin hole is of a reduced surface area. Upon alignment of the loading body to the sliding lock plate, increasing surface area of each test pin hole, the test pins drop through the loading body into the test fixture. The lower surface area of the head of the test pin controls movement of the test pin between the loading body and the test fixture through gravity free fall. After circuit board testings, the test pins are reloaded back to the original location within the loader body for subsequent new circuit loading and testing.