公开(公告)号：US5729795A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-17

申请号：US716092

申请日：1996-09-19

申请人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White ,  Edward D. Furrow

发明人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White ,  Edward D. Furrow

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0894 ,  G03G2215/00987

摘要： Electrostatographic cartridges having a cartridge base, a toner hopper having a toner fill hole attached to the cartridge base, and a gear housing assembly which blocks access to the toner fill hole and which includes an interior gear housing component integral with the cartridge base are remanufactured by severing the interior gear housing component and then reattaching it to the cartridge base through the exterior gear housing component. Specifically, the one-piece interior gear housing component is severed so that it can be removed thereby providing unobstructed access to the original toner fill hole. Most preferably, the interior part of the gear housing is cut at a five degree angle relative to the cartridge base. The angular cut thereby ensures that the attachment bosses on the cartridge base which serve to couple the base to the toner cartridge cover are not damaged to an extent that would defeat their coupling function. Paired reattachment holes are formed in the interior and exterior gear housing components to allow them to be reattached to one another via screw and nut assemblies extending therethrough. The reattached interior and exterior gear housing components may then be connected to the cartridge base by screws supplied originally with the cartridge by original equipment manufacturer (OEM). In such a manner, fresh toner may be introduced into the toner hopper in a convenient fashion during the remanufacturing operation.

摘要翻译： 具有墨盒底座的墨盒，具有附接到墨盒底座的调色剂填充孔的调色剂料斗和阻挡进入调色剂填充孔的齿轮壳体组件，其包括与盒底部一体的内部齿轮壳体部件再制造 切断内齿轮壳体部件，然后通过外齿轮壳体部件将其重新附接到药筒基座。 具体来说，一体式内齿轮壳体部件被切断，使得其可被移除，从而提供通向原始调色剂填充孔的通路。 最优选地，齿轮壳体的内部部分相对于药筒基座被切割成五度角。 角切口因此确保用于将基座连接到调色剂盒盖的盒底座上的附接凸起部不会损坏到将失去其联接功能的程度。 配对的重新连接孔形成在内部和外部齿轮壳体部件中，以允许它们通过从其延伸穿过的螺钉和螺母组件彼此重新连接。 然后，重新连接的内部和外部齿轮壳体部件可以通过原始设备制造商（OEM）原来由该盒提供的螺钉连接到盒基座。 以这种方式，可以在再制造操作中以便利的方式将新鲜调色剂引入调色剂料斗。

公开(公告)号：US5802425A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-01

申请号：US770772

申请日：1996-12-20

申请人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White

发明人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812 ,  G03G2215/00987

摘要： The triboelectric harmony of reconditioned electrostatographic cartridges may be reestablished by coating a flexible charge blade with a quantity of dry, particulate electrically conductive material, for example, particulate carbon black or graphite. Preferably, the electrically conductive material is carbon black having an average particle diameter of between about 15 to about 95 nm. The surface-coated charge blade will most preferably exhibit a surface resistivity of less than about 1.times.10.sup.7 .OMEGA./cm (i.e., between 0 to about 1.times.10.sup.7 .OMEGA./cm), more preferably between about 1.times.10.sup.5 to about 7.5.times.10.sup.5 .OMEGA./cm.

摘要翻译： 修复的静电墨盒的摩擦电和谐可以通过用一定数量的干燥颗粒状导电材料（例如颗粒炭黑或石墨）涂覆柔性充电刮刀来重新建立。 优选地，导电材料是平均粒径在约15至约95nm之间的炭黑。 表面涂覆的充电叶片最优选地表现出小于约1×10 7欧米加/厘米（即在0至约1×10 7欧米加/厘米3）之间的表面电阻率，更优选地在约1×10 5至约7.5×10 5欧姆/厘米3之间。

公开(公告)号：US5823929A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-20

申请号：US771204

申请日：1996-12-20

申请人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White ,  Bradford G. Buttner

发明人： Vytas A. Kavolius ,  Joseph E. White ,  Bradford G. Buttner

IPC分类号： G03G15/02 ,  B25F5/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G2215/00987 ,  Y10S428/906 ,  Y10T29/49545 ,  Y10T29/49563 ,  Y10T428/2918

摘要： Used, spent or physically degraded primary charge rollers (PCR's) may be rejuvenated to an extent that is operationally comparable to (or exceeds) the print quality and service life of an OEM-supplied PCR. The used PCR is treated so as to apply an overcoating of a dispersion which includes an electrically conductive particulate material, such as graphite or carbon black, and a polymeric binder (e.g., polyurethane latex). The electrically conductive material imparts the necessary electrical properties to the PCR for purposes of "rejuvenation", while the presence of the polymeric binder serves to impart long-term service life to the PCR and also permits the use of less electrically conductive material.

摘要翻译： 使用的，花费或物理降解的初级充电辊（PCR）可以在与OEM提供的PCR的印刷质量和使用寿命可操作地相当（或超过）的范围内恢复活力。 处理所使用的PCR以施加包含导电颗粒材料（例如石墨或炭黑）和聚合物粘合剂（例如聚氨酯胶乳）的分散体的外涂层。 为了“复兴”的目的，导电材料赋予PCR必要的电性能，而聚合物粘合剂的存在可以赋予PCR长期的使用寿命并且还允许使用较少的导电材料。