公开(公告)号：US08837967B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US12842834

申请日：2010-07-23

申请人： Alan Stirling Campbell ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Peter Brown Pickett

发明人： Alan Stirling Campbell ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Peter Brown Pickett

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/16 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675

摘要： A device and method for determining and applying a transfer voltage in an imaging apparatus is provided. A servo voltage is determined based in part upon a change in an environmental condition. A determination is made whether or not to perform a new transfer servo operation based upon at least one of an amount of time passing since the last transfer servo operation was performed and a comparison of the determined servo voltage and a servo voltage used in a prior transfer servo operation. A transfer servo operation includes charging a photoconductive drum to a charge corresponding to a printing voltage.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在成像设备中确定和施加转印电压的装置和方法。 部分地基于环境条件的变化来确定伺服电压。 基于从执行最后传送伺服操作起经过的时间量中的至少一个以及所确定的伺服电压和在先前传送中使用的伺服电压的比较中的至少一个来确定是否执行新的传送伺服操作 伺服操作。 传送伺服操作包括将感光鼓充电至对应于打印电压的电荷。

公开(公告)号：US20110280598A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-17

申请号：US12842834

申请日：2010-07-23

申请人： Alan Stirling Campbell ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Peter Brown Pickett

发明人： Alan Stirling Campbell ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Peter Brown Pickett

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675

摘要： A device and method for determining and applying a transfer voltage in an imaging apparatus is provided. A servo voltage is determined based in part upon a change in an environmental condition. A determination is made whether or not to perform a new transfer servo operation based upon at least one of an amount of time passing since the last transfer servo operation was performed and a comparison of the determined servo voltage and a servo voltage used in a prior transfer servo operation. A transfer servo operation includes charging a photoconductive drum to a charge corresponding to a printing voltage.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在成像设备中确定和施加转印电压的装置和方法。 部分地基于环境条件的变化来确定伺服电压。 基于从执行最后传送伺服操作起经过的时间量中的至少一个以及所确定的伺服电压和在先前传送中使用的伺服电压的比较中的至少一个来确定是否执行新的传送伺服操作 伺服操作。 传送伺服操作包括将感光鼓充电至对应于打印电压的电荷。

公开(公告)号：US08126342B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12329752

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Nicholas Fenley Gibson ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Brad Edward Mattingly ,  Michael Todd Phillips ,  Peter Brown Pickett ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream ,  Christopher Michael Smith ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

发明人： Nicholas Fenley Gibson ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Brad Edward Mattingly ,  Michael Todd Phillips ,  Peter Brown Pickett ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream ,  Christopher Michael Smith ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/0131

摘要： A system for tailoring a transfer nip electric field includes a transfer roll, a backup roll forming a transfer nip with the transfer roll, and a pre-nip roll positioned upstream from the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer nip such that a toner image-supporting transfer belt moving past the pre-nip, transfer and backup rolls separately makes contact with, wraps partially around, and rotates each of the rolls as a media sheet is fed into the transfer nip after first passing through a gap defined between the pre-nip and transfer rolls such that by presetting the position, geometry and charge of the pre-nip roll relative to the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer belt an electrical field at the transfer nip can be tailored for enhanced toner transfer from the transfer belt to the media sheet.

摘要翻译： 用于调整转印夹持电场的系统包括转印辊，与转印辊形成转印辊隙的支承辊和位于转印和支承辊和转印辊隙的上游的预压辊， 支承转印带移动通过预压区，转印和支承辊分别与第一次通过限定在预处理辊之间的间隙中的介质片材进给到转印辊隙中时部分地围绕并旋转每个辊， 压辊和转印辊，使得通过预先设定预压辊相对于转印辊和支承辊和转印带的位置，几何形状和电荷，可以调整转印辊隙处的电场，以增强从转印带到调色剂转印带的调色剂转印 媒体表。

公开(公告)号：US20100142981A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-10

申请号：US12329752

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Nicholas Fenley Gibson ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Brad Edward Mattingly ,  Michael Todd Phillips ,  Peter Brown Pickett ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream ,  Christopher Michael Smith ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

发明人： Nicholas Fenley Gibson ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Brad Edward Mattingly ,  Michael Todd Phillips ,  Peter Brown Pickett ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream ,  Christopher Michael Smith ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/0131

摘要： A system for tailoring a transfer nip electric field includes a transfer roll, a backup roll forming a transfer nip with the transfer roll, and a pre-nip roll positioned upstream from the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer nip such that a toner image-supporting transfer belt moving past the pre-nip, transfer and backup rolls separately makes contact with, wraps partially around, and rotates each of the rolls as a media sheet is fed into the transfer nip after first passing through a gap defined between the pre-nip and transfer rolls such that by presetting the position, geometry and charge of the pre-nip roll relative to the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer belt an electrical field at the transfer nip can be tailored for enhanced toner transfer from the transfer belt to the media sheet.

摘要翻译： 用于调整转印夹持电场的系统包括转印辊，与转印辊形成转印辊隙的支承辊和位于转印和支承辊和转印辊隙的上游的预压辊， 支承转印带移动通过预压区，转印和支承辊分别与第一次通过限定在预处理辊之间的间隙中的介质片材进给到转印辊隙中时部分地围绕并旋转每个辊， 压辊和转印辊，使得通过预先设定预压辊相对于转印辊和支承辊和转印带的位置，几何形状和电荷，可以调整转印辊隙处的电场，以增强从转印带到调色剂转印带的调色剂转印 媒体表。

公开(公告)号：US20100316398A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12485130

申请日：2009-06-16

申请人： Richard Gordon Boyatt, III ,  Alexander Johannes Geyling ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Murrell ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream

发明人： Richard Gordon Boyatt, III ,  Alexander Johannes Geyling ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Murrell ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/657 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G03G2215/00649

摘要： An image-forming device includes a media path extending through the image-forming device, and at least one image transfer nip positioned along the media path. An electrode is positioned subsequent to the nip with respect to the media path and is coupled to a voltage source. An electric field produced by the electrode and voltage source limits the degree of post-nip toner scattering by applying an electrostatic force to toner particles on media sheets passing along the media path. The image-forming device further includes a processor for monitoring a plurality of ambient conditions, for adjusting the voltage applied to the electrode, and optionally, for repositioning the electrode with respect to the media path.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括延伸穿过图像形成装置的介质路径和沿着介质路径定位的至少一个图像转印夹持部。 电极相对于介质路径定位在辊隙之后并且耦合到电压源。 由电极和电压源产生的电场通过对通过介质路径的介质片上的调色剂颗粒施加静电力来限制后间隙调色剂飞散的程度。 图像形成装置还包括处理器，用于监视多个环境条件，用于调节施加到电极的电压，并且可选地，用于相对于介质路径重新定位电极。

公开(公告)号：US08588667B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US12825572

申请日：2010-06-29

申请人： Julie Ann Gordon Whitney ,  Kerry Leland Embry ,  Bartley Charles Gould, II ,  Frank Marion Hughes ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Kurt Daniel Lambert ,  Niko Jay Murrell

发明人： Julie Ann Gordon Whitney ,  Kerry Leland Embry ,  Bartley Charles Gould, II ,  Frank Marion Hughes ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Kurt Daniel Lambert ,  Niko Jay Murrell

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/1685 ,  G03G2215/0145

摘要： An imaging apparatus having a toner transfer station, including a donating member for donating toner forming an image; and a transfer roll which serves to form a transfer nip in which toner is transferred from the donating member to a media sheet disposed in the transfer nip between the donating member and the transfer roll, wherein a product of a resistivity of the transfer nip and a dielectric constant thereof is greater than or equal to a product of a resistivity of the media sheet and a dielectric constant thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种具有调色剂转移站的成像装置，包括用于捐赠形成图像的调色剂的捐赠部件; 以及用于形成转印辊隙的转印辊，其中调色剂从供给部件转印到设置在供给部件和转印辊之间的转印辊隙中的介质片材上，其中转印辊隙的电阻率和 其介电常数大于或等于介质片的电阻率和介电常数的乘积。

公开(公告)号：US07965953B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US12485130

申请日：2009-06-16

申请人： Richard Gordon Boyatt, III ,  Alexander Johannes Geyling ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Murrell ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream

发明人： Richard Gordon Boyatt, III ,  Alexander Johannes Geyling ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Murrell ,  Gregory Lawrence Ream

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/14

CPC分类号： G03G15/657 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G03G2215/00649

摘要： An image-forming device includes a media path extending through the image-forming device, and at least one image transfer nip positioned along the media path. An electrode is positioned subsequent to the nip with respect to the media path and is coupled to a voltage source. An electric field produced by the electrode and voltage source limits the degree of post-nip toner scattering by applying an electrostatic force to toner particles on media sheets passing along the media path. The image-forming device further includes a processor for monitoring a plurality of ambient conditions, for adjusting the voltage applied to the electrode, and optionally, for repositioning the electrode with respect to the media path.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括延伸穿过图像形成装置的介质路径和沿着介质路径定位的至少一个图像转印夹持部。 电极相对于介质路径定位在辊隙之后并且耦合到电压源。 由电极和电压源产生的电场通过对通过介质路径的介质片上的调色剂颗粒施加静电力来限制后间隙调色剂飞散的程度。 图像形成装置还包括处理器，用于监视多个环境条件，用于调节施加到电极的电压，并且可选地，用于相对于介质路径重新定位电极。

公开(公告)号：US20110070000A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-24

申请号：US12562341

申请日：2009-09-18

申请人： David William Hullman ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Jay Murreli ,  Ryan James Nelson ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

发明人： David William Hullman ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Jay Murreli ,  Ryan James Nelson ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/162 ,  G03G2215/1623

摘要： A transfer station for toner transfer in an electrophotographic imaging device includes an endless transfer belt transported about an endless path through the imaging device, a transfer roll adjacent one surface of the transfer belt, and a backup roll adjacent an opposite surface of the transfer belt opposite from the transfer roll such that the transfer roll and backup roll form a transfer nip effecting transfer of toner. For the purpose of improved overtransfer performance, an outer layer of a thin polymer coating is applied to at least one of the transfer belt and the rolls so as to be located within the transfer nip with transfer of toner. The polymer layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 200 μm, surface resistivity from about 1E08 to about 1E12 Ohm/cm and breakdown strength greater than 500 V.

摘要翻译： 在电子照相成像装置中用于调色剂转印的转印站包括围绕通过成像装置的环形路径传送的环形转印带，邻近转印带的一个表面的转印辊和与转印带的相对表面相邻的支承辊 从转印辊使得转印辊和支承辊形成转印辊隙，从而进行调色剂的转印。 为了改善过渡转换性能，将薄聚合物涂层的外层施加到转印带和辊中的至少一个上，以便在调色剂转印时位于转印辊隙内。 聚合物层的厚度为约5μm至约200μm，表面电阻率为约1E08至约1E12Ohm / cm，击穿强度大于500V。

公开(公告)号：US20110318070A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12825572

申请日：2010-06-29

申请人： Julie Ann Gordon Whitney ,  Kerry Leland Embry ,  Bartley Charles Gould, II ,  Frank Marion Hughes ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Kurt Daniel Lambert ,  Niko Jay Murrell

发明人： Julie Ann Gordon Whitney ,  Kerry Leland Embry ,  Bartley Charles Gould, II ,  Frank Marion Hughes ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Kurt Daniel Lambert ,  Niko Jay Murrell

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1685 ,  G03G2215/0145

摘要： An imaging apparatus having a toner transfer station, including a donating member for donating toner forming an image; and a transfer roll which serves to form a transfer nip in which toner is transferred from the donating member to a media sheet disposed in the transfer nip between the donating member and the transfer roll, wherein a product of a resistivity of the transfer nip and a dielectric constant thereof is greater than or equal to a product of a resistivity of the media sheet and a dielectric constant thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种具有调色剂转移站的成像装置，包括用于捐赠形成图像的调色剂的捐赠部件; 以及用于形成转印辊隙的转印辊，其中调色剂从供给部件转印到设置在供给部件和转印辊之间的转印辊隙中的介质片材上，其中转印辊隙的电阻率和 其介电常数大于或等于介质片的电阻率和介电常数的乘积。

公开(公告)号：US08483602B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US12562341

申请日：2009-09-18

申请人： David William Hullman ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Jay Murrell ,  Ryan James Nelson ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

发明人： David William Hullman ,  Brandon Alden Kemp ,  Niko Jay Murrell ,  Ryan James Nelson ,  Julie Ann Gordon Whitney

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/162 ,  G03G2215/1623

摘要： A transfer station for toner transfer in an electrophotographic imaging device includes an endless transfer belt transported about an endless path through the imaging device, a transfer roll adjacent one surface of the transfer belt, and a backup roll adjacent an opposite surface of the transfer belt opposite from the transfer roll such that the transfer roll and backup roll form a transfer nip effecting transfer of toner. For the purpose of improved overtransfer performance, an outer layer of a thin polymer coating is applied to at least one of the transfer belt and the rolls so as to be located within the transfer nip with transfer of toner. The polymer layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 200 μm, surface resistivity from about 1E08 to about 1E12 Ohm/cm and breakdown strength greater than 500 V.

摘要翻译： 在电子照相成像装置中用于调色剂转印的转印站包括围绕通过成像装置的环形路径传送的环形转印带，邻近转印带的一个表面的转印辊和与转印带的相对表面相邻的支承辊 从转印辊使得转印辊和支承辊形成转印辊隙，从而进行调色剂的转印。 为了改善过渡转换性能，将薄聚合物涂层的外层施加到转印带和辊中的至少一个上，以便在调色剂转印时位于转印辊隙内。 聚合物层具有约5μm至约200μm的厚度，约1E08至约1E12Ohm / cm的表面电阻率和击穿强度大于500V。