Color imaging system
US5557376A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0174
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multicolor electrostatic imaging system includes an electrostatic imaging surface, apparatus for supplying an electrostatic image on the electrostatic image surface, and multicolor supply apparatus for supplying a liquid toner of a selectable color to the electrostatic imaging surface. The supply apparatus has a multiplicity of jet outlets, including a set of jet outlets for supplying toner of the selectable color directly to the imaging surface, the set of jet outlets being distributed among the multiplicity of jet outlets. Finally, developing apparatus is provided for developing the electrostatic image using the liquid toner, and transfer apparatus is provided for transferring the developed image to a substrate.
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