Color printer toner transfer belt system and process
US7796917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method to replace a transfer belt of a color laser printer transfer belt assembly without replacing the entire assembly, including one or more novel holding fixtures and a method for releasing the tension on the transfer belt prior to removal of the transfer belt from the assembly, then reapplying tension to a replacement transfer belt and, optionally, replacing the motor assembly and/or the microchip that controls operation of the transfer belt assembly.
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