Hard imaging devices and hard imaging methods
US7877046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0808
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hard imaging devices and hard imaging methods are described. According to one embodiment, a hard imaging device includes a photoconductor, a developer member configured to move to provide a marking agent upon the photoconductor to develop a latent image upon the photoconductor, and a squeegee member configured to form a nip with the developer member and to move to provide the marking agent upon the developer member, wherein the squeegee member is configured to move at a speed slower than a speed of the developer member during the provision of the marking agent upon the developer member using a squeegee member.
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