Electrophotographic toner regulating member with induced strain outside elastic response region
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    发明授权
    Electrophotographic toner regulating member with induced strain outside elastic response region 有权
    电子照相调色剂调节元件具有诱导应变外弹性响应区域

    公开(公告)号:US07236729B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-26

    申请号:US10899962

    申请日:2004-07-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/095

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0812 G03G2215/0866

    摘要: A toner layer regulating system for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a toner carrier; a metallic toner regulating member having a stress-strain curve prior to assembly with an elastic region, an inelastic region, and an initial yield stress value; and the toner regulating member supported in cantilevered fashion against the toner carrier so as to form a toner nip therebetween with an applied stress on the toner regulating member greater than the initial yield stress value. The metallic toner regulating member may comprise a metallic substrate and a coating thereon; the coating helping to form the toner nip. By deflecting the toner regulating member, when installed, by an amount that induces strains falling outside the elastic region of the corresponding stress-strain curve, the toner regulating system is less sensitive to geometrical variances.

    摘要翻译: 用于电子照相成像设备的调色剂层调节系统包括调色剂载体; 金属调色剂调节构件,其在与弹性区域组装之前具有应力 - 应变曲线,非弹性区域和初始屈服应力值; 以及调色剂调节部件以悬臂方式支撑在调色剂载体上,从而在调色剂调节件上施加的应力大于初始屈服应力值,形成调色剂间隙。 金属调色剂调节构件可以包括金属基底和其上的涂层; 该涂层有助于形成调色剂辊隙。 通过使调色剂调节构件偏转调节调节系统对于几何方差较不敏感,当安装时,引起应力落在相应的应力 - 应变曲线的弹性区域之外的量。