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Control device and method to control an electrophotographic printer or copier to prevent developer damage

US8068753B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Océ Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

Alexander Kreiter · Nieheim, DE
Thomas Schwarz-Kock · Marzling, DE
Uwe Höllig · Birkenfeld, DE
Heinrich Lay · Töging, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2010
Grant date	Nov 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0888
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method or control device for controlling an electrophotographic printer or copier that has at least two developer stations, during a print operation print data is used to determine which developer stations are needed for printing of the data. In the event it is established that a developer station was not need or will not be needed for a predetermined time span, the developer station is shifted into a standby state in which at least one part of mechanical actuators of the developer station is stopped.

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