公开(公告)号：US07187398B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-06

申请号：US11189174

申请日：2005-07-25

申请人： Gerard J. Carlson ,  B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels

发明人： Gerard J. Carlson ,  B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels

IPC分类号： B41J2/435

CPC分类号： H04N1/053 ,  H04N1/1135 ,  H04N2201/0471 ,  H04N2201/04729 ,  H04N2201/04732 ,  H04N2201/04744 ,  H04N2201/04786 ,  H04N2201/04789 ,  H04N2201/04798

摘要： A method for refining a length of a scan line, where the scan line is produced from a facet of a scanning device. The method includes the steps of: (a) acquiring a plurality of scan line lengths produced from the facet, (b) determining from the plurality of scan line lengths, an average scan line length for the facet, and (c) determining from the average scan line length, a scan line length correction for the facet. A method for measuring a length of a scan line includes the steps of: (a) charging an electrical current integrator to a voltage while a scan line is produced from a facet, (b) measuring the voltage, and (c) determining from the voltage, the length of the scan line produced from the facet.

摘要翻译： 一种用于细化扫描线的长度的方法，其中从扫描装置的一面产生扫描线。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）获取从小平面产生的多条扫描线长度，（b）根据多条扫描线长度确定小平面的平均扫描线长度，以及（c）从 平均扫描线长度，面的扫描线长度校正。 一种用于测量扫描线的长度的方法包括以下步骤：（a）在从小面产生扫描线的同时，将电流积分器充电至电压，（b）测量电压，以及（c）从 电压，从小平面产生的扫描线的长度。

公开(公告)号：US06606470B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US09676282

申请日：2000-09-28

申请人： Mark Wibbels ,  Victor Loewen

发明人： Mark Wibbels ,  Victor Loewen

IPC分类号： G03G15045

CPC分类号： H04N1/58 ,  G03G13/01 ,  H04N1/508

摘要： A method for reducing edge effect (white gapping) between objects formed on a photoconductive member of an imaging device includes, during processing of a given color plane, partially exposing the photoconductive member for all image data that specifies a color to be developed on at least one color plane but that specifies no color to be developed on the given color plane. As such, the partial exposing does not enable development of that image data during image processing of the given color plane. By partially exposing objects that do not include a color to be developed on the color plane currently being processed, and while normally exposing adjacent objects that include a color to be developed on the current color plane, the lateral electric field effects between the objects is reduced and, thus, toner development for the given color plane is more edge precise for reduced white gapping between the objects.

摘要翻译： 一种用于减少形成在成像装置的感光体上的物体之间的边缘效应（白色间隙）的方法包括在给定彩色平面的处理过程中，对于所有图像数据部分地曝光所述光电导元件，所述图像数据至少指定要开发的颜色 一个颜色平面，但指定在给定的颜色平面上不需要开发的颜色。 因此，部分曝光不能使得在给定色彩平面的图像处理期间该图像数据的显影。 通过将当前正在处理的彩色平面上不包含要显影的颜色的对象部分地曝光，并且在通常暴露包括当前色平面上要显影的颜色的相邻对象的同时，减少对象之间的横向电场效应 因此，对于给定的颜色平面的调色剂显影更加边缘精确，以减少物体之间的白色间隙。

公开(公告)号：US6118950A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US340712

申请日：1999-06-29

申请人： Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath ,  Victor Loewen

发明人： Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath ,  Victor Loewen

IPC分类号： G03G15/23 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/231

摘要： A method of aligning duplex images on an imaging device such as a printer or copier includes duplex imaging a test sheet having indicia on each side of the sheet that communicate, when observed in a single visual context, duplex imaging adjustment parameters for the imaging device. The method further includes modifying imaging parameters of the imaging device based on the duplex imaging adjustment parameters communicated. The indicia on each side of the sheet are seen in a single visual context by observing certain of the indicia through the media, as when the media is held up to a light source. In a preferred embodiment, the indicia on each side of the sheet includes respective portions of a vernier scale. The imaging parameters are modified by entering the adjustment parameters at a control panel of the imaging device. Imaging parameters modified include timing parameters associated with the process of writing data on the imaging device. In addition to the method, an imaging device includes components, data and executable instructions necessary for implementing the above described method.

摘要翻译： 在诸如打印机或复印机的成像装置上对准双面图像的方法包括双面成像，当在单个视觉上下文中观察时，在片材的每一侧上具有通信的测试片，用于成像装置的双面成像调整参数。 该方法还包括基于所传送的双工成像调整参数修改成像装置的成像参数。 通过观察介质中的某些标记，就像在介质被保持到光源时一样，在单个视觉环境中可以看到片材的每一面上的标记。 在优选实施例中，片材每侧的标记包括游标刻度的各个部分。 通过在成像装置的控制面板处输入调整参数来修改成像参数。 修改的成像参数包括与在成像设备上写入数据的过程相关联的定时参数。 除了该方法之外，成像装置还包括实施上述方法所需的组件，数据和可执行指令。

公开(公告)号：US20050074252A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-07

申请号：US10674415

申请日：2003-10-01

申请人： Bartley Hirst ,  Kenneth Heath ,  Mark Wibbels

发明人： Bartley Hirst ,  Kenneth Heath ,  Mark Wibbels

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039

摘要： There is provided a fusing system. The fusing system includes a fuser roller, a pressure roller arranged parallel to the fuser roller for providing pressure to a medium passing between the fuser roller and the pressure roller, and a heater external to the fuser roller and applying heat to the fuser roller when the heater is operated to apply heat. The fusing system also includes a control mechanism that the controls the heater to reduce heat provided by the heater when the temperature of the heater is determined to be above a predetermined maximum heater temperature.

摘要翻译： 提供了一个熔接系统。 定影系统包括：定影辊，平行于定影辊设置的压力辊，用于向通过定影辊和加压辊之间的介质施加压力，以及在定影辊外部的加热器，并在定影辊上施加热量 加热器运行以加热。 定影系统还包括控制机构，当加热器的温度被确定为高于预定的最大加热器温度时，控制加热器以减少由加热器提供的热量。

公开(公告)号：US5854961A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-29

申请号：US898023

申请日：1997-07-21

申请人： Mark Wibbels ,  Gar P. Kelly ,  Richard L. Swantner

发明人： Mark Wibbels ,  Gar P. Kelly ,  Richard L. Swantner

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0822 ,  G03G2215/0805 ,  G03G2215/0869

摘要： Embodiments of a material-moving electrophotography roller are shown and described, each embodiment having an outer surface having ridges. The ridges may extend in right-handed or left-handed orientation, or in other angled (non-radial and non-horizontal) manner. The ridges lie in such a pattern so that the ridges move material radially over the roller or against a restrictive surface, and so that there are no gaps in the contact between the ridges and the material or the restrictive surface during a revolution of the roller. The roller is preferably made of a shaft covered by a sleeve or tube of non-disintegrating material with external ridges. The ridged tube is twisted and secured to the shaft so that the ridges run preferably and substantially at a 45.degree.-75.degree. angle from perpendicular to the roller axis. Alternatively, a monofilament line or other non-disintegrating cord may be wrapped and secured around a cylinder to create the ridges and troughs necessary for material movement and for distribution of the time of engagement of the ridges on material or surfaces.

摘要翻译： 显示和描述材料移动的电子照相辊的实施例，每个实施例具有具有脊的外表面。 脊可以以右手或左手方向延伸，或者以其他倾斜（非径向和非水平）方式延伸。 脊部处于这种图案，使得脊部将材料径向地移动到辊上或者限制表面上，并且使得在辊的旋转期间脊和材料或限制表面之间的接触中没有间隙。 辊优选地由具有外部脊的不分解材料的套管或管覆盖的轴制成。 脊状管被扭曲并固定到轴上，使得脊优选地并且基本上与垂直于辊轴线成45度-75度角。 或者，可以将单丝线或其它不分解的线缠绕并固定在圆筒周围，以产生材料移动所需的脊和槽，并将脊的接合时间分配在材料或表面上。

公开(公告)号：US06721530B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US09819443

申请日：2001-03-28

申请人： B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath

发明人： B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath

IPC分类号： G03G1520

CPC分类号： H05B6/145 ,  G03G15/2064

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a fusing system for fusing toner to a recording medium. The fusing system includes a fuser roller including a metal layer, a pressure roller in contact with the fuser roller, and an external induction heating element. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method for heating a fuser roller of a fusing system including the steps of positioning an external induction heating element in close proximity to the outer surface of the fuser roller, delivering high frequency current to a coil of the external induction heating element to create a magnetic flux, and directing the magnetic flux toward the fuser roller so as to induce eddy currents within a metal layer of the fuser roller that generate heat within the roller.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及一种用于将调色剂定影到记录介质上的定影系统。 定影系统包括：熔融辊，包括金属层，与定影辊接触的加压辊和外部感应加热元件。 另外，本公开涉及一种用于加热定影系统的定影辊的方法，包括以下步骤：将外部感应加热元件定位成靠近定影辊的外表面，将高频电流传送到外部的线圈 感应加热元件以产生磁通量，并将磁通量引向定影辊，以便在定影辊的金属层内产生涡流，从而在辊内产生热量。

公开(公告)号：US06445902B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09819499

申请日：2001-03-28

申请人： B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath

发明人： B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels ,  Kenneth E. Heath

IPC分类号： G03G1520

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a fusing system for fusing toner to a recording medium. The fusing system comprises a fuser roller that does not have an internal heat source, a pressure roller that does not have an internal heat source, the pressure roller being in contact with the fuser roller, and an external heat source that heats at least one of the fuser and pressure rollers.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及一种用于将调色剂定影到记录介质上的定影系统。 定影系统包括：不具有内部热源的定影辊，不具有内部热源的压力辊，压力辊与定影辊接触;以及外部热源，其加热至少一个 定影和压力辊。

公开(公告)号：US06342953B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-29

申请号：US09652818

申请日：2000-08-30

申请人： Mark Wibbels ,  Victor Loewen

发明人： Mark Wibbels ,  Victor Loewen

IPC分类号： H04N152

CPC分类号： H04N1/58 ,  G03G13/01 ,  H04N1/508

摘要： A method for reducing edge effect (white gapping) between objects formed on a photoconductive member of an imaging device includes, during processing of a given color plane, under exposing (partially exposing) the photoconductive member for image data that specifies a color to be developed on at least one color plane but specifies no color to be developed on the given color plane. Under exposing occurs relative to a development threshold for the image processing of the given color plane. As such, the under exposing does not enable development of that image data during image processing of the given color plane. The under exposing occurs relative to a high frequency halftone screen for minimizing contamination (unwanted development) during the partial exposure. A half tone screen switching process enables appropriate halftone exposure for objects embodying the given color plane, and enables the necessary under exposure (utilizing the high frequency halftone screen) for objects not embodying the given color plane. By partially exposing objects that do not include a color to be developed on the color plane currently being processed, and while normally exposing adjacent objects that include a color to be developed on the current color plane, the lateral electric field effects between the objects is reduced and, thus, toner development for the given color plane is more edge precise for reduced white gapping between the objects.

摘要翻译： 用于减少形成在成像装置的感光体上的物体之间的边缘效应（白色间隙）的方法包括在给定彩色平面的处理期间，曝光（部分曝光）用于指定要显影的颜色的图像数据的光导体 在至少一个彩色平面上，但不指定要在给定色平面上显影的颜色。 相对于给定颜色平面的图像处理的显影阈值发生曝光。 因此，下曝光不能使得在给定彩色平面的图像处理期间该图像数据的显影。 下部曝光相对于高频半色调屏幕发生，用于在部分曝光期间最小化污染（不期望的显影）。 半色调屏幕切换过程能够实现体现给定彩色平面的物体的适当的半色调曝光，并且能够对不体现给定色彩平面的物体进行必要的曝光（利用高频半色调屏幕）。 通过将当前正在处理的彩色平面上不包含要显影的颜色的对象部分地曝光，并且在通常暴露包括当前色平面上要显影的颜色的相邻对象的同时，减少对象之间的横向电场效应 因此，对于给定的颜色平面的调色剂显影更加边缘精确，以减少物体之间的白色间隙。

公开(公告)号：US06339211B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-15

申请号：US09611803

申请日：2000-07-07

申请人： Wayne E Foote ,  David J Arcaro ,  Kenneth E Heath ,  B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels

发明人： Wayne E Foote ,  David J Arcaro ,  Kenneth E Heath ,  B. Mark Hirst ,  Mark Wibbels

IPC分类号： H05B100

CPC分类号： H05B3/0095 ,  G03G15/2064

摘要： A temperature differential over a length of a fuser can result from a thermal load applied to the fuser by media having a dimension, corresponding to a longitudinal axis of the fuser, less then the length of the fuser. The temperature on regions of the surface of the fuser contacting the media is lower than on regions of the surface not contacting the media. With feedback used to control the fuser surface temperature near its center, the fuser surface temperature in regions not contacting the media can become hot enough to damage the fuser. With a heat pipe included in the fuser, heat flows from the higher temperature regions on the surface of the fuser to the lower temperature regions on the surface of the fuser, thereby reducing the peak magnitude of the fuser surface temperature and the magnitude of the temperature differential over the length of the fuser.

摘要翻译： 定影器长度上的温度差可能是由于具有对应于定影器的纵向轴线的尺寸小于定影器长度的尺寸的介质施加到定影器的热负荷。 定影器接触介质的表面的区域上的温度低于不接触介质的表面区域的温度。 使用反馈来控制靠近其中心的定影器表面温度，不接触介质的区域中的定影器表面温度会变得足够热，从而损坏定影器。 通过定影器中包含的热管，热量会从定影器表面的较高温度区域流到定影器表面的较低温度区域，从而降低定影器表面温度的峰值幅度和温度的大小 定影器长度上的差。

公开(公告)号：US5852758A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-22

申请号：US25993

申请日：1998-02-19

申请人： Mark Wibbels

发明人： Mark Wibbels

IPC分类号： G03G15/02 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G2221/1693 ,  G03G2221/183

摘要： A charge roller displacement mechanism prevents the build up of a sharply defined circumferential ring of contaminants on the surface of a charge roller in an electrophotographic printing system, thereby reducing the severity of the print defect caused by the contaminants. By cyclically laterally displacing the charge roller parallel to the longitudinal axis of a photoconductor drum as the photoconductor drum rotates, contaminants which reach the surface of the charge roller will not form a sharply defined circumferential ring that interferes with the uniform charging of a photoconductor drum charged by the charge roller. The charge roller displacement mechanism includes a first gear that engages the gear used to rotate paddles in a waste hopper of an electrophotographic printer cartridge. A second gear engages the first gear to provide a reduction of approximately 400 to 1. The charge roller is forced against a face of the second gear by a spring or, alternatively, by angling the longitudinal axis of the charge roller with respect to the longitudinal axis of the photoconductor drum. The face of the second gear contacting the charge roller includes a lobe. As the second gear rotates, the charge roller is laterally displaced across the surface of the photoconductor drum. The lobe is shaped so that one rotation of the second gear corresponds to one cycle of displacement of the charge roller.

摘要翻译： 充电辊位移机构防止在电子照相打印系统中的充电辊的表面上形成锐利限定的污染物周向环，从而降低由污染物引起的打印缺陷的严重性。 当感光鼓旋转时，通过使充电辊平行于感光鼓的纵向轴线周向性地横向移位，到达充电辊表面的污染物将不会形成锐利限定的周向环，其干扰带电感光鼓的均匀充电 由充电辊。 充电辊位移机构包括与用于在电子照相打印机墨盒的废料斗中旋转桨叶的齿轮啮合的第一齿轮。 第二齿轮接合第一齿轮以提供大约400至1的减小。充电辊通过弹簧被迫抵靠第二齿轮的表面，或者可选地，通过使充电辊的纵向轴线相对于纵向 感光鼓的轴线。 接触充电辊的第二齿轮的表面包括凸角。 当第二齿轮旋转时，充电辊横向移动穿过感光鼓的表面。 凸角被成形为使得第二齿轮的一个旋转对应于充电辊的一个位移位移。