Method and apparatus for a non-contact direct transfer imaging system
US6687473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0163
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging system that includes a photoreceptor belt capable of having an electrostatic latent image recorded thereon, a group of developing stations capable of developing a color image on the photoreceptor, and at least one charging means and at least one exposing means to prepare the photoreceptor for desired conditions, such as creating a cleaning patch to remove toner from a toner support member associated with one of the plurality of developing stations.
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