Patent · US Expired

Method of forming a drum assembly for use in a printer and the drum assembly made thereby

US5649267A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

6References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Xeikon N.V. · BE

Inventors

Ronny Jean Valentine Aerens · Belsele, BE
Etienne M. De Cock · Edegem, BE
Lucien A. De Schamphelaere · Edegem, BE
Peter Alexander Roger Steylaerts · Lier, BE
Erik G. G. Van Weverberg · Mortsel, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 1995
Grant date	Jul 15, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 7, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a drum assembly for use as a rotatable endless surface onto which a toner image is formed. The drum assembly has a hollow drum with an opening at each end and a surface onto which the image is formed. A support flange, having an aperture in the center thereof, is cooled before being inserted into each end opening. The drum assembly also includes a shaft having a collar fixed in the vicinity of each end. After the shaft is positioned inside the drum, the collars are positioned to coincide with the flange apertures. Screws secure each collar to its respective flange. The screws can be adjusted to reduce the eccentricity of the drum.

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