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Scanning print head

US6154238A · kind A · utility

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60Claims
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Filing dateDec 18, 1997
Grant dateNov 28, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2217/0016
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Various methods and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating the loading, transportation, and modulation of toner particles on a print head, as well as the transfer of toner particles onto a print medium. These methods and apparatus relate to the optimization of various elements on the print head to improve the speed and control of toner particles on the print head, as well as to the alteration of the electric field in the vicinity of the end of the print head, and to the use of a scanning print head.

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