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Method and system for closed-loop control of nip width and image transfer field uniformity for an image transfer system

US9170518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

26Claims

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Christopher A. DiRubio · Perrysburg, US
Charles H. Tabb · Penfield, US
Michael A. Fayette · Penfield, US
John S. Facci · Webster, US
Paul F. Sawicki · Rochester, US
Thomas C. Keyes · Fairport, US
Edward W. Schnepf · Ontario, US
William R. Klimley · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2012
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/1675
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a closed-loop control method and system to control the nip width and transfer field uniformity associated with an image marking apparatus. According to an exemplary embodiment, a closed-loop control system senses the uniformity of the image transfer field and applies forces to a transfer nip based on the sensed field to provide a more uniform field.

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