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Liquid developer system

US5148222A · kind A · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateAug 22, 1990
Grant dateSep 15, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/0121
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Liquid toner imaging apparatus including an image bearing surface, apparatus for developing an image on the image bearing surface using a liquid toner including carrier liquid and pigmented particles, and apparatus for transferring a developed image from the image bearing surface to a substrate. The apparatus for developing includes a developer electrode having a developer surface portions of which sequentially come into propinquity with the image bearing surface and subsequently leave propinquity therewith, each region forming a development region during its propinquity and a stationary nozzle for providing liquid toner of a given color to the development region by supplying liquid toner onto a portion of the developer electrode, wherein the nozzle is spaced more than 8.4 mm from any other nozzle which supplies liquid toner of the given color to the development region.

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