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System and method for adjusting selected operating parameters of image forming device based on selected environmental conditions to improve color registration

US7817929B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2008
Grant dateOct 19, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0634
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for adjusting selected operating parameters of an image forming device to improve color registration based on selected environmental conditions includes a first image forming station to print a first registration mark on a substrate, a second image forming station to at least partially erase the first registration mark to form a registration pattern in a reverse transfer process of the color registration, and a control mechanism to adjust voltage biases of charge and developer rolls of the second image forming station based on wet-bulb temperature values determined from measured dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity values and stored in a lookup table so as to maintain a predetermined potential difference between charged and uncharged areas of a PC drum of the second image forming station that avoids Paschen breakdown and the development of toner at charged areas of the PC drum during the reverse transfer process of the color registration.

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