DE69107198T2 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A TONER TO AN ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE. - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A TONER TO AN ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE.

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Publication number
DE69107198T2
DE69107198T2 DE69107198T DE69107198T DE69107198T2 DE 69107198 T2 DE69107198 T2 DE 69107198T2 DE 69107198 T DE69107198 T DE 69107198T DE 69107198 T DE69107198 T DE 69107198T DE 69107198 T2 DE69107198 T2 DE 69107198T2
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Prior art keywords
toner
applying
electrostatic image
electrostatic
image
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Expired - Lifetime
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DE69107198T
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German (de)
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DE69107198D1 (en
Inventor
Arthur Kroll
Arthur Dunn
Cecca Michael De
David Gaudino
Jerry Livadas
David Mcdougal
James Rydelek
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Priority claimed from US07/621,686 external-priority patent/US5111245A/en
Priority claimed from US07/621,681 external-priority patent/US5182608A/en
Application filed by Eastman Kodak Co filed Critical Eastman Kodak Co
Publication of DE69107198D1 publication Critical patent/DE69107198D1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE69107198T2 publication Critical patent/DE69107198T2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1803—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof
    • G03G21/1817—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof having a submodular arrangement
    • G03G21/1821—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof having a submodular arrangement means for connecting the different parts of the process cartridge, e.g. attachment, positioning of parts with each other, pressure/distance regulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/01—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
    • G03G15/0105—Details of unit
    • G03G15/0126—Details of unit using a solid developer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0896—Arrangements or disposition of the complete developer unit or parts thereof not provided for by groups G03G15/08 - G03G15/0894
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/1642—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements for connecting the different parts of the apparatus
    • G03G21/1647—Mechanical connection means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/1661—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements means for handling parts of the apparatus in the apparatus
    • G03G21/1671—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements means for handling parts of the apparatus in the apparatus for the photosensitive element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1603—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for multicoloured copies
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/163—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the developer unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G03G2221/1654—Locks and means for positioning or alignment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/18—Cartridge systems
    • G03G2221/183—Process cartridge

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Color Electrophotography (AREA)
DE69107198T 1990-12-03 1991-11-26 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A TONER TO AN ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE. Expired - Lifetime DE69107198T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/621,686 US5111245A (en) 1990-12-03 1990-12-03 Apparatus for positioning a development unit with respect to an image member
US07/621,681 US5182608A (en) 1990-12-03 1990-12-03 Method and apparatus for applying toner to an electrostatic image
PCT/US1991/008766 WO1992009938A2 (en) 1990-12-03 1991-11-26 Method and apparatus for applying toner to an electrostatic image

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DE69107198D1 DE69107198D1 (en) 1995-03-16
DE69107198T2 true DE69107198T2 (en) 1995-08-31

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EP (1) EP0514524B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3122134B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69107198T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1992009938A2 (en)

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JPS5577765A (en) * 1978-12-08 1980-06-11 Canon Inc Developing device
US4746951A (en) * 1985-11-11 1988-05-24 Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. Color image forming apparatus having an improved arrangement for mounting developing devices thereon
JPH01253770A (en) * 1988-04-01 1989-10-11 Minolta Camera Co Ltd Image forming device
EP0381518B1 (en) * 1989-02-03 1994-07-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha An image forming apparatus
US5168318A (en) * 1989-10-18 1992-12-01 Konica Corporation Color image forming apparatus having a predetermined space maintained between a photosensitive belt and developing devices

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WO1992009938A3 (en) 1992-09-17
JP3122134B2 (en) 2001-01-09
JPH05504010A (en) 1993-06-24
EP0514524B1 (en) 1995-02-01
EP0514524A1 (en) 1992-11-25
DE69107198D1 (en) 1995-03-16
WO1992009938A2 (en) 1992-06-11

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Representative=s name: BLICKLE, K., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ASS., 70327 STUTTGAR

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: DR. KUEHNER, H., RECHTSANW., 70327 STUTTGART