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Toner charging apparatus containing wear resistant coatings

US4505573A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateFeb 10, 1983
Grant dateMar 19, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0641
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is disclosed an apparatus for effecting the charging of insulating toner particles in a charging zone situated between a moving roller, and a toner transporting roller or belt with a coating thereover comprised of a mixture of fluoropolymers and conductive particulate particles, such as carbon black. The coating may be textured with silica particles. Useful polymers selected for the coating include fluorinated ethylene propylenepolytetrafluoro ethylene copolymers.

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