Carrier recovery apparatus of liquid electrophotographic printer
US6085055A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/107
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carrier recovery apparatus of a liquid electrophotographic printer including a dry roller which contacts a photoreceptor belt, for absorbing a liquid carrier therefrom, a heating roller for heating the dry roller and evaporating the carrier, a manifold for hermetically sealing and surrounding the dry roller and the heating roller so as to accommodate the evaporated gas carrier, a circulation line for connecting an outlet and an inlet formed in the manifold to form a closed loop, along which the gas carrier accommodated in the manifold circulates, a driving fan for supplying a driving force which allows the gas carrier to circulate, and a condensing means installed in the circulation line, for cooling and condensing the circulating gas carrier and transmitting the condensed carrier to a cartridge.
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