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Electrostatic printer drum improvements

US4400083A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1981
Grant dateAug 23, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/751
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrostatic printer having a rotatable drum with a photoreceptor belt mounted on the periphery. The photoreceptor belt is advanced past a cathode ray tube which forms an electrostatic image on its surface. A wiper brush is recessed within an opening extending transversely of the drum surface and is mounted for movement from the recessed position to a position in which it wipes the face of the cathode ray tube face as the drum is rotated. Also enclosed in conjunction with the wiper is a mechanism for periodically indexing the supply of photoreceptor web from a supply reel to a take-up reel both located interiorly of the drum. The photoreceptor is advanced by mechanism including planetary gearing.

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