JP4855379B2 - 荷電装置設定の能動的制御による光伝導体の寿命の改善 - Google Patents
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110:像形成装置
111:中間転写ベルト
120:転写ステーション
122:バックアップローラー
124:バイアスされた転写ローラー
126:シャフト
130:媒体
140:シート搬送システム
150:溶融ステーション
200:光受容体(PC)
204:光伝導層
206:シリンダー
208:シャフト
210:荷電ステーション
212:バイアスされた荷電ローラー
215:エラストマー層
216:内側シリンダー
218:シャフト
220:レーザスキャン装置
222:コントローラ
224:レーザ
226:回転ミラー
228:モータ
230:トナー付着ステーション
240:前転写ステーション
250:転写ステーション
252:バイアスされた転写ローラー
253:挟み部
260:前清掃ステーション
270:清掃/消去ステーション
300:電子制御システム
Claims (2)
- 光受容体と、光受容体荷電サブシステムと、像形成サブシステムと、転写サブシステムと、を含むゼログラフィック装置において、光受容体の寿命を延長し、出力を最適化する方法であって、
印刷クオリティ欠陥を実質的に排除しつつ正電荷付着を最小にする最適電圧値に、前記ゼログラフィック装置のAC荷電アクチュエータを調整するステップ、
を含み、
前記調整するステップが、
光受容体表面電位・対・ピークトゥピーク電圧曲線の膝電圧値を決定する段階と、
前記光受容体の厚みに基づいて導出したインターバルを前記膝電圧値に追加する段階と、
前記膝電圧値に前記インターバルを追加した電圧値を前記荷電アクチュエータの前記最適電圧値として設定する段階と、
を含む、
ことを特徴とする方法。 - 光受容体と、光受容体荷電サブシステムと、像形成サブシステムと、転写サブシステムと、を含むゼログラフィック装置において、光受容体の寿命を延長し、出力を最適化する方法であって、
正電荷付着を最小にして、印刷欠陥を誘起せずに光受容体の磨耗率を減少させる最適電圧値に、前記ゼログラフィック装置のAC荷電アクチュエータを調整するための方法であって、
前記AC荷電アクチュエータが、
光受容体表面電位・対・ピークトゥピーク電圧曲線の膝電圧値を決定する段階と、
前記膝電圧値に前記光受容体の厚みに基づいて導出された所定のインターバルを追加する段階と、
前記所定インターバルを追加した前記膝電圧値に前記インターバルを追加した電圧値を前記荷電アクチュエータの第1の最適電圧値として記憶する段階と、
前記AC荷電アクチュエータのスイープについて光受容体表面電位・対・ピークトゥピーク電圧曲線を作成する段階と、
標準偏差・対・AC荷電アクチュエータ値を決定してプロットする段階と、
得られたプロットから前記標準偏差値における著しいシフトの位置を決定する段階と、
前記標準偏差値における前記著しいシフトの位置に対応するAC荷電アクチュエータ値を決定する段階と、
前記対応するAC荷電アクチュエータ値に前記光受容体の厚みに基づいて導出された所定のインターバルを追加した電圧値を、第2の最適電圧値として得る段階と、
前記第2の最適電圧値を記憶する段階と、
前記AC荷電アクチュエータの各値において複数の印刷像を生成する段階と、
前記印刷像をその許容性について評価する段階と、
最小のAC荷電アクチュエータ値を有する最も受け容れ可能な像を選択する段階と、
前記最小のAC荷電アクチュエータ値を第3の最適電圧値として選択する段階と、
前記第1の最適電圧値、前記第2の最適電圧値及び前記第3の最適電圧値のうちの最小値を、前記AC荷電アクチュエータの最適電圧値として選択する段階と、
により決定される、ことを特徴とする方法。
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