Apparatus and methods for loading a donor roll utilizing a slow speed trim roll
US7512366B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0634
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for loading one or more donor rolls of a developer unit, including: a developer housing having a reservoir for a developer material, the developer material comprising toner, a rotatable first donor roll that delivers the toner onto a moving photoconductive member, a rotatable trim roll that receives the developer material from the reservoir and delivers the developer material to a first magnetic brush roll that delivers the toner to the first donor roll, and a controller, responsive to a reload sensitivity signal, for controlling the speed of the trim roll.
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