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Apparatus for preventing damage to a photoconductor

US8583008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY · US

Inventors

Jeffrey A. Pitas · Macedon, US
Richard G. Luther · Hamlin, US
Matthias H. Regelsberger · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2010
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G21/1821
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for in situ replacement of a cartridge for an electrophotographic printer includes a photoreceptive member in the cartridge; a retractable shield enclosing the photoreceptive member; and a retraction mechanism in the cartridge for retracting the retractable shield when the cartridge is inserted into the printer.

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