Paper receptor material conditioning apparatus and method

US5539498A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• XEIKON · BE

Inventors

• Etienne M. De Cock · Edegem, BE
• Lucien A. De Schamphelaere · Edegem, BE
• Wim Smet · Temse, BE
• Eric Soulliaert · Heist-op-den-Berg, BE
• Ludo Verluyten · Holsbeek, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 1994
• Grant date: Jul 23, 1996
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G2215/00666
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A receptor material conditioning apparatus and method for conditioning a moving paper web suitable for use in an electrostatographic printer. A heated drum reduces the moisture content of paper moving along a paper web path. A cooling box positioned downstream of the heated drum cools the moving receptor material. An electrometer determines the electrical condition of the paper before it leaves the apparatus. By conditioning the paper web, a higher yield of toner transfer in the subsequent electrostatographic printer can be obtained.