Transfer apparatus and method for removing residual material from a transfer member
US5970297A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for removal of toner particles from a transfer support member surface without the necessity of an independent toner recovery system. A cleaning blade on the transfer support member collects and accumulates residual toner particles. When a non-image area on the photoconductor passes beneath the blade, the blade is spaced from the photoconductor and a reverse bias applied to the transfer support member so that the accumulated particles are transferred to the photoconductive surface. Subsequently, the cleaning system associated with the photoconductive member removes these toner particles.
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