公开(公告)号：US20070019180A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11184756

申请日：2005-07-19

申请人： Ralph Piccinino ,  Daniel Maslanka ,  Andrew Ciaschi ,  Margaret Steele ,  Paul Taylor

发明人： Ralph Piccinino ,  Daniel Maslanka ,  Andrew Ciaschi ,  Margaret Steele ,  Paul Taylor

IPC分类号： G03B27/00

CPC分类号： G03B27/32 ,  G03B2227/325

摘要： An image-forming device includes a processing member in the form of a brush/drum processor. The processing member includes a rotatable vacuum drum with a surface that is adapted to receive an exposed photosensitive medium. Vacuum applied to the drum is effective to hold a medium on the drum. The processing member also includes a pad member that faces the outer surface of the drum. The pad member includes micro-members that resemble a brush and are adapted to contact the media while the media is held on the drum. The pad member can be moved in an oscillating manner to cause the micro-members to contact the imaging surface of the media held on the drum with a pressure that is sufficient to rupture microcapsules in the media.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括呈刷/滚筒处理器形式的处理构件。 处理构件包括具有适于接收曝光的感光介质的表面的可旋转真空鼓。 施加到鼓上的真空有效地将介质保持在滚筒上。 处理构件还包括面向滚筒的外表面的垫构件。 衬垫构件包括类似于刷子的微型构件，并且适于在介质被保持在鼓上时与介质接触。 垫构件可以以振荡方式移动，以使微构件与足以破坏介质中的微胶囊的压力接触保持在滚筒上的介质的成像表面。

公开(公告)号：US20060007495A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US11220513

申请日：2005-09-07

申请人： Ralph Piccinino ,  Peter Vanderbrook ,  Paul Taylor ,  Margaret Steele

发明人： Ralph Piccinino ,  Peter Vanderbrook ,  Paul Taylor ,  Margaret Steele

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G03F7/0027

摘要： An image forming method and device utilizes an imaging member to expose a photosensitive media to form a latent image on the media. The photosensitive media is of the type that comprises a plurality of microcapsules that encapsulate imaging material. The device and method of the present invention is adapted to utilize the application of pressure to create a compressive force on the media that is sufficient to rupture selected microcapsules in developing an image. In the arrangement of the present invention, a shim member arrangement is adapted to locate a thin member such as a plastic or film member over an imaging side of the media so as to protect the imaging side of the media during the application of pressure on the medium.

摘要翻译： 图像形成方法和装置利用成像构件来曝光光敏介质以在介质上形成潜像。 感光介质是包含多个封装成像材料的微胶囊的类型。 本发明的装置和方法适于利用压力的应用来在介质上形成足够的压缩力，以使显影图像中的选定的微胶囊破裂。 在本发明的布置中，垫片构件布置适于将诸如塑料或薄膜构件的薄构件定位在介质的成像侧上，以便在施加压力的同时保护介质的成像侧 中。