摘要:
A horizontal disc-like tool head is detachably mounted on an upper coupling portion of an elongated hub, while a lower coupling portion of the hub is adapted to be coupled to and rotated by the tool drive shaft of a food processor. The tool head has a receptacle underneath it for receiving the upper coupling portion of the hub, which has a flange-like configuration with spaced, projecting, peripheral teeth. The receptacle has a plurality of spaced, lip retainers which are adapted to receive and retain such teeth when the hub is inserted in an axial direction and then rotated about the tool axis for changing its angular orientation in the receptacle. The teeth and lip retainers have corresponding matching sizes, so that the hub properly fits into the receptacle in only one position, thus preventing incorrect insertion of the hub. A spring-loaded receptacle rod protrudes from the upper coupling member, and this retractable rod and its associated locking recess are offset from the axis of tool rotation for preventing removal of the hub from the receptacle, unless the rod is manually retracted by its release button. During manufacture, the receptacles in various tool heads may be provided with different size shims mounted between the receptacle and the lower surface of the tool head for producing slicing tool heads having different slicing thicknesses without changing hub length. Accordingly, one elongated hub can be used with several different tool heads.
摘要:
A rack is disclosed for storing food processor tool discs of the type having a receptacle or socket structure offset from its axis of rotation and located beneath the lower surface of the disc for receiving the upper end of a removable elongated hub on which the tool disc is mounted during operation, such receptacle having a generally crescent-like configuration. The rack includes a base having a plurality of parallel slots for receiving the tool discs and a vertical wall extending upwardly alongside each slot. Each of the vertical walls includes an offset portion for receiving the crescent-like hub receptacle of the tool disc.
摘要:
A leveling and spreading system has been developed that enables the speed and position of the web to be determined from a sensor on a first roller. In a duplex print process, the first roller also reduces a temperature of the media web and an ink image printed in the first side print operation to within a first predetermined temperature range. A second roller modulates the temperature of the media web and ink ejected onto the media web immediately before the web enters the leveling and spreading system to within a second predetermined temperature range to enable uniformity of the ink and web temperatures for spreading the ink in a nip formed with a third roller.
摘要:
A printhead wiper assembly includes an elongated member having a first and second wiper, a linkage, and an actuator. The linkage includes a clutch that enables the elongated member to move to a plurality of positions in response to the actuator activating a plurality of times. The sequence of positions enables first wiper and then the other wiper to contact the printhead face to remove purged ink from the face.
摘要:
An offset printing apparatus for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium having a phase change ink component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image; an imaging member for accepting the phase change ink image from the phase change ink component, and transferring the phase change ink image from the imaging member to the print medium, and a transfix pressure member positioned in association with the imaging member, wherein the print medium passes through a nip formed between the imaging member and the transfix pressure member, and wherein the imaging member exerts pressure on the transfix pressure member so as to transfer and fuse the phase change ink image from the imaging member to the print medium, and further wherein the transfix pressure member includes a substrate; an underlayer positioned thereon; an intermediate layer positioned on the underlayer; and an outer layer positioned on the intermediate layer and the outer layer has a modulus of from about 1 to about 50 MPa, a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 2 mm, and wherein the pressure exerted at the nip is from about 750 to about 4,000 psi.
摘要:
A phase change ink image producing machine including (a) a control subsystem for controlling operation of all subsystems and components of the image producing machine; (b) melting apparatus for melting solid phase change ink into melted molten liquid ink; (c) a printhead system located for receiving said melted molten liquid ink, said printhead system being connected to said control subsystem for ejecting droplets of melted molten liquid ink onto an imaging member to form an image and a liquid ink imaging member having a top outer imaging surface for receiving image forming ink droplets from a printhead. The liquid ink imaging member includes (i) a substrate member; (ii) at least one elastomeric layer formed over the substrate member and including the top outer imaging surface; and (iii) a surface texture formed into the top outer imaging surface and comprising asperities spaced apart at most from about one-half to about one pixel spot size for providing contact angle hysteresis to pin image forming ink droplets received thereon, thereby preventing ink droplet drawback, and resulting in quality images.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for preventing ghosting defect, which appears as a lightened ghost image of a previously developed image in a halftone or solid. The defect is due to the different characteristics of the toner that has been reloaded into the recently detoned areas of the donor roll from that toner which has remained on the donor and passed through the reload nip a number of times. A developer unit for developing a latent image recorded on an image receiving member with marking particles, to form a developed image, comprising: means for moving the surface of the image receiving member at a predetermined process speed. A donor member is spaced from the image receiving member and adapted to transport marking particles to a development zone adjacent the image receiving member. A housing is provided defining a chamber storing a supply of developer material comprising toner. The donor member is biased to a first predefined potential. A magnetic brush loads a toner layer onto a region of said donor member; and a charging device charges said toner layer loaded on the region of said donor member to a second predefine potential and wherein said first potential substantially equal said second potential.
摘要:
In a highlight color imaging method and apparatus, the charging level of a scorotron used for charge neutralizing an already developed image is controlled by using the bias voltage of a second developer housing as a reference voltage for the the grid of the scorotron. The bias voltage applied to the scorotron is offset a predetermined amount from the bias voltage of the second developer housing.
摘要:
A spacer to be used with femoral hip prostheses. The spacer is placed under a existing collar of a femoral hip prosthesis and cemented or tied in place or both. The spacer comprises a U-shaped segment adapted to fit under a medial collar and partially enclose part of a proximal portion of the stem of a hip prosthesis. Spacer plugs are provided to offset the spacer slightly and provide a space which is filled with bone cement (PMMA), securely attaching the spacer to the prosthesis. A distal ledge which lies adjacent the proximal body of the prosthesis keeps the cement enclosed between the stem and the spacer. An area of porous coating is provided distally. A peripheral groove is also provided.