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Method for dynamically positioning a control electrode array in a direct electrostatic printing device

US5666147A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 1994
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/346
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device to enhance the printing quality of direct electrostatic printers which utilize an electrode array and electrical signals to generate an electrical field to cause toner particles to be deposited directly onto plain paper to form visible images. The invention relates to an improvement to dynamically position and maintain a desired distance between the electrode array and the surface of the charged particles on the particle carrier.

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