DE69716878D1 - System und Verfahren zur Bestimmung des genauen Tonerniveaus - Google Patents

System und Verfahren zur Bestimmung des genauen Tonerniveaus

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DE69716878D1
DE69716878D1 DE69716878T DE69716878T DE69716878D1 DE 69716878 D1 DE69716878 D1 DE 69716878D1 DE 69716878 T DE69716878 T DE 69716878T DE 69716878 T DE69716878 T DE 69716878T DE 69716878 D1 DE69716878 D1 DE 69716878D1
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determining
toner level
exact
exact toner
level
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Darius Boockholdt
Howard G Hooper
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0822Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
    • G03G15/0848Arrangements for testing or measuring developer properties or quality, e.g. charge, size, flowability
    • G03G15/0856Detection or control means for the developer level
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0822Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
    • G03G15/0848Arrangements for testing or measuring developer properties or quality, e.g. charge, size, flowability
    • G03G15/0856Detection or control means for the developer level
    • G03G15/0862Detection or control means for the developer level the level being measured by optical means
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/55Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
    • G03G15/553Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job
    • G03G15/556Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job for toner consumption, e.g. pixel counting, toner coverage detection or toner density measurement
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00025Machine control, e.g. regulating different parts of the machine
    • G03G2215/00118Machine control, e.g. regulating different parts of the machine using fuzzy logic

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Control Or Security For Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
DE69716878T 1997-05-08 1997-12-09 System und Verfahren zur Bestimmung des genauen Tonerniveaus Expired - Lifetime DE69716878T2 (de)

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US08/852,886 US5794094A (en) 1997-05-08 1997-05-08 Accurate toner level feedback via active artificial intelligence

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DE69716878D1 true DE69716878D1 (de) 2002-12-12
DE69716878T2 DE69716878T2 (de) 2003-07-17

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EP (1) EP0877300B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH10319707A (de)
DE (1) DE69716878T2 (de)

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JPH10319707A (ja) 1998-12-04
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DE69716878T2 (de) 2003-07-17
EP0877300B1 (de) 2002-11-06
EP0877300A2 (de) 1998-11-11

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Owner name: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO., L.P., HOUSTON, TE