Electrophotographic cluster printing system with controlled image quality
US6760553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00016
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic cluster printing system for performing printing by using a plurality of electrophotographic recording apparatuses such as printers, facsimile machines or copying machines each capable of manifesting an image by using colored particles such as toner. The electrophotographic cluster printing system includes a plurality of electrophotograhic recording apparatuses each including a photoconductor, a charger, an exposure device, a developing device, and an image quality controller for detecting a factor concerning image quality and controlling image quality of an output image on the basis of information of the detected factor. In the system, at least two of the electrophotograhic recording apparatuses is used for printing one job and image quality of any one of the electrophotograhic recording apparatuses is controlled on the basis of detected information of the other electrophotograhic recording apparatuses.
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