US3653064A - Electrostatic image-forming apparatus and process - Google Patents

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US3653064A
US3653064A US800962A US80096269A US3653064A US 3653064 A US3653064 A US 3653064A US 800962 A US800962 A US 800962A US 80096269 A US80096269 A US 80096269A US 3653064 A US3653064 A US 3653064A
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  • ..346/74 ES, 96/1 PC,346/74 EB member in Contact with the insulative layer, the recording 34 /74 p member either being previously charged or being charged 1111.
  • Apparatus is also C, 49.5 ZC disclosed for use in such process and particularly for conversion of electron beams to provide the pattern of image radiation.
  • One known method for electrostatically recording informaconductive pins bedded in a matrix. Information signals one another are emare converted into electron beams by the cathode ray tube and the electron the images are distorted. Thus, it is difficult to form high contrast electrostatic patterns.
  • another process of the present invention includes the first step of applying a first voltage to the face plate of a cathode ray tube incorporating the above-described without the charge-retaining recording member, are maintained in the form of a lamination.
  • a relatively low resistance may be used, thereby providing a highly sensitive photoconductive member.
  • the electrostatic images are formed in the charge-retaining insulative layer of the photoconductive member so that application of the first voltage and processing following formation of the electrostatic image can be effected even in ambient light.
  • said insulative layer is made of a material which is non-transmissive to radiation applied with the second voltage and to which the photoconductive layer is sensitive, the entire process can be carried out in ambient light.
  • the electrostatic charge images formed by the processes of the present invention can be rendered permanently visible by applying toner to color the image, by the frost method or by any suitable method for recording.
  • the electrostatic image can be transferred to a copying or recording material.
  • One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a novel electrostatic recording process.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a cathode ray tube incorporating a multilayer face plate adapted to convert electron beam signals into radiation images or patterns.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an improved recording tube adapted to provide electrostatic patterns upon the face plate thereof.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved recording tube having means for uniformly illuminating the face plate thereof with radiation.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide recording processes for recording electrostatic patterns by conversion of electron beam signals controlled by information signals.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a recording process comprising the step of applying voltage to a face plate incorporating a photoconductive layer and simultaneously applying electron beams thereto, thereby efiiciently recording the electron beam signals as electrostatic patterns upon a charge-retaining member.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide a recording process for forming high contrast electrostatic images upon a photoconductive member having a charge retaining insulative layer.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic recording process which permits the use of highly sensitive photoconductive materials.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording process for forming high contrast electrostatic images even in ambient light.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved process for permanently recording electrostatic images corresponding to electron beam signals.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the structure of a photoconductive member used in the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1a 1c illustrate a process for forming electrostatic images using the photoconductive member shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram a surface potential attained in the process of FIGS. la- 1c.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates another photosensitive member structure according to the present invention
  • FIGS. 31 3c illustrate a process for forming an electrostatic image using the photoconductive member shown in FIG. 3a.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of surface potential attained in the process of FIGS. 3a 30.
  • FIGS. 5a 5f illustrate structures of photoconductive members for use in processes of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 6a 6g illustrate structures of face plates for cathode ray tubes according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 7 l6, l8, l9 and 21 illustrate further processes of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 17 and 20 illustrate other embodiments of face plates for cathode ray tubes according to the present invention.
  • photoconductive layer 2 is formed upon substrate 1 by a coater, wheeler, etc. or by sputtering, vacuum deposition, etc. and, if required, a small quantity of a binder such as resin or the like may be added to the material forming photoconductive layer 2.
  • Insulative layer 3 is formed upon photoconductive layer 2.
  • the photoconductive member must have essentially these three layers, i.e., substrate 1, photoconductive layer 2 and insulative layer 3 for electrostatic image-forming.
  • Substrate 1 may be made of an insulative or electrically conductive material or a lamination composed of photoconductive and insulative layers.
  • conductive materials include metal conductors such as aluminum, copper and the like, humid paper, Nesa coating, glass and so on.
  • Suitable insulative materials are selected from the same materials used for insulative layer 3 which will be described in more detail hereinafter, but are not limited thereto and may be selected from a wide range of insulative materials known in the art.
  • Materials for photoconductive layer 2 include cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, crystal and amorphous selenium, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, titanium dioxide, selenium telluride, lead oxide, sulfur and other chalcogenide compounds, inorganic photoconductors and organic photoconductors such as anthracenes, carbazoles and so on.
  • the materials may be coated upon the substrate, or a mixture of the above materials with or without a binding agent may be used or they may be formed into laminations consisting of more than two layers.
  • the materials best suited for use in the present invention are CdS, CdSe, SeTe, and so on, and with use thereof sensitivity can be elevated to higher than ASA 100.
  • the present invention can employ photoconductive materials having relatively low resistance values, which materials have not been used in conventional processes in which electric charges must be maintained in the photoconductive layer. Such materials can be used in the present invention since charge maintaining capability is imparted to the photoconductive layer by the insulative layer superposed thereupon.
  • the characteristics required for insulative materials are (a) sufficiently high resistivity to retain electrostatic charge and (b) resistance to abrasion, and any material satisfying these conditions may be used as the insulative layer in the present invention.
  • the insulative material When the radiation image is applied to photoconductive layer 2 through the insulative layer, the insulative material must be transparent to activating radiation.
  • the substrate is made of a material, for example, Nesa glass or the like which permits the transmission of the activating radiation therethrough and when the radiation image is applied to the photoconductive layer through this substrate, the insulative layer need not be transparent.
  • a film or coating of fluorine resin, polycarbonate resin, polyethylene resin, cellulose acetate resin, polyester resin and so on may be used.
  • glass made of A1 0 SiO etc., ceramic, inorganic compound thin layers and so on, which are or are not transparent may be used.
  • the insulative layer When photoconductive layer 2 has n-type semiconductivity the insulative layer is preferably charged positively. When photoconductive layer 2 has p-type semiconductivity, the insulative layer is preferably charged negatively.
  • a radiation image (a light image will be used herein for the sake of convenience of description) is projected upon insulative layer 3 while simultaneously AC corona discharge is applied thereto from charging device 8 connected to high voltage AC source 9.
  • the upper end of charging device 8 must be optically open.
  • the positive charges provided by the first charging are all or almost all discharged by the AC corona discharge where these positive charges are located at portions of the surface of insulative layer 3 which were illuminated by the light image.
  • Such discharge is dependent upon AC corona discharge time and intensity.
  • the resistance of photoconductive layer 2 is reduced where illuminated by the light image so that layer 2 becomes conductive. Consequently, the negative charges bound at the interface between photoconductive layer 2 and insulative layer 3 or within photoconductive layer 2 adjacent to insulative layer 3 become free and are discharged as the surface charges upon insulative layer 3 are discharged. Almost all of these negative charges are discharged into conductive substrate 1. Therefore, the surface potential of the image-illuminated portions of insulative layer 3 is reduced as AC corona discharge time elapses as shown in FIG. 2 by curve V,
  • the positive charges at portions of insulative layer not illuminated by the light image are also discharged by the AC corona discharge, but such discharge is less than that described above for charges at illuminated portions.
  • the negative charges bound in image-unilluminated portions of the photoconductive member are not discharged by AC corona discharge because of the high resistance of such imageunilluminated portions of photoconductive layer 2. Therefore, the positive charges in the corresponding portions of insulative layer 3 are maintained or remain almost unchanged. In imageunilluminated portions of insulative layer 3 many more positive charges are retained than in image-illuminated portions thereof.
  • the surface of insulative layer 3 upon which such electrostatic image has been formed is exposed to radiation 10 as shown in FIG. 1c.
  • the image-illuminated portions of photoconductive layer 2 remain substantially unchanged, so that the positive charges upon the surface of insulative layer 3 also remain substantially unchanged, thereby maintaining the surface potential as shown in FIG. 2 by the curve V
  • the image-unilluminated portions of photoconductor layer 2 which have maintained high resistance since they have not been exposed are now exposed to activating radiation in this step and the resistance thereof is rapidly reduced and they become conductive. Consequently, the negative charges bound therein are almost all discharged into'electrically conductive substrate 1 and only a very small portion of the charges are bound by the field of the positive charges upon the surface of insulative layer 3.
  • positive surface charges that is, charges having the same polarity as the first or initial charges provided upon the surface of insulative layer 3, which charges provide a field acting strongly upon negative charges bound in photoconductive layer 2 in the previous step, now act to provide an external field.
  • the surface potential of insulative layer 3 is thereby rapidly increased upon exposure of the whole surface of the insulative layer 3 to activating radiation as illustrated in FIG. 2 by curve V.
  • the surface potentials V and V become V and V respectively, so that the surface potential of the image-unilluminated portions becomes higher than that of the image-illuminated portions. That is, the respective surface potentials are reversed, and the difference therebetween increases.
  • the surface of the insulative layer is charged in maintaining equilibrium with charges induced in the photoconductive layer underlying the insulative layer, and a surface differential is provided upon the surface of the insulative layer by interaction of the charges upon the insulative layer and those in the photoconductive layer, thereby forming an electrostatic image in accordance with the light-dark pattern of the original image. Therefore, as compared with conventional electrophoto graphic methods in which electrostatic images are formed upon the surface of the photoconductive layer, the electrostatic image formed by the present invention has a stronger external field and a large surface potential, thus increasing sensitivity.
  • a fluorescent image formed upon the face plate of a cathode ray tube is used as the radiation image and use of the process of the present invention is very advantageous in forming electrostatic patterns from such low intensity fluorescent images, in providing rapid development and in providing high sensitivity.
  • FIG. 3 another embodiment of the present invention is shown wherein the voltage application which is performed simultaneously with the projection of the light image is provided by DC corona discharge having the same polarity with that of the first charging.
  • Substrate l of photoconductive plate B is made of a radiation transmissive material such as Nesa glass or the like having a Nesa coating 11 thereon and the light image is projected upon the photoconductive layer thereof through the substrate.
  • a radiation transmissive material such as Nesa glass or the like having a Nesa coating 11 thereon
  • the first step is, as in the case of FIG. 1a, to positively charge the surface of insulative layer 3 (FIG. 3a).
  • the second step as shown in FIG. 312, light image 12 is projected through substrate 12 while discharging device 8 supplied with a high negative potential is simultaneously moved across the surface of insulative layer 3.
  • insulative layer 3 is made of a material which is transmissive to the light image
  • the upper end of the shield plate of discharging device 8 is optically closed so as to prevent radiation, except that from the substrate side, from impinging upon the surface of insulative layer 3.
  • the insulative material is non-transmissive to the light image, the provision is not necessary and furthermore this process may be carried out in ambient light.
  • Portion L of photoconductive layer 2 is illuminated by the light image in the second step and reduces its resistance to the charges bound therein in the first charging step. Furthermore,
  • the positive charges upon the corresponding image-illuminated portion of the surface of insulative layer 3 are discharged by the negative corona discharge applied thereto simultaneously with the projection of the light image and such portion is then negatively charged. Concurrently, positive charges are induced at the interface between the insulative and photoconductive layers or within the photoconductive layer adjacent thereto.
  • image-unilluminated portion D the positive charges applied to the surface of insulative layer 3 by the first charging step are partially or completely neutralized by the negative charges applied thereto in the second step.
  • the degree to which such portion of the insulative layer surface is negatively charged is less than in the case of portion L as described above. This means that the external field due to the persistently bound carriers has a strong influence.
  • portion L the condition of photosensitive plate A remains substantially unchanged so that the surface potential of insulative layer 3 remains substantially unchanged.
  • portion D which has a high resistance
  • the resistance is rapidly reduced as this portion is exposed to activating radiation in this third step and portion D becomes electrically conductive. Therefore, the charges bound internally in the previous step are discharged into the electrically conductive substrate. Concurrently, positive charges are induced in photoconductive layer 2 by the negative charges upon the surface of insulative layer 3. Consequently, the surface potential of the surface of insulative layer 3 is rapidly reduced so that the field due to the negative charges on insulative layer 3 acts strongly upon the positive charges induced in photoconductive layer 2 while the external field due to the surface charges becomes negligible.
  • FIGS. 1 through 3 So far the process of the present invention has been described with particular reference to FIGS. 1 through 3 with use of the above-discussed fundamental photoconductive plates.
  • the photoconductive plates whose structures are shown in FIG. 5 may be used in applications of processes of the present invention based upon the same concepts discussed heretofore.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5a is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 with the exception that between photoconductive layer 2 and electrically conductive substrate 1 is interposed insulative layer 14.
  • the substrate is composed of electrically conductive layer 1 and insulative layer 14 laminated thereupon.
  • Insulative layer 14 serves as a blocking layer upon charging to block injection of charges from the electrode.
  • charges active in photoconductive layer 2 of the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5a are free carriers existing in photoconductive layer 2 and photocarriers induced upon illumination thereof by radiation. Therefore, when the first charging step is conducted with accompanying uniform illuminating radiation, sufficient binding of charges is provided adjacent both of photoconductive layer 2 and insulative layer 3.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5b is similar to that shown in FIG. 5a with the exception that the electrically conductive substrate 1 is removed therefrom so that insulative layer 14 constitutes the only substrate of this photoconductive plate.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 50 is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 with the exception that substrate 1 is removed therefrom. This plate may be used in a similar process as in the case of the plate shown in FIG. 5b.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. Sr! is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 with the exception that insulative layer 3 is removed therefrom.
  • This plate may be used in a process wherein, after the first charging of the photoconductive plate, an insulative layer (not shown) is overlaid thereupon or an insulative film (not shown), which has been previously charged, is overlaid thereupon.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. Se is also similar to that shown in FIG. 5a with the exception that insulative layer 3 is removed therefrom. This plate may be used in the same manner as in the case of the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5d.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5f is similar to that shown in FIG. 5e with the exception that substrate 1 is removed therefrom. This plate may be used in a process wherein the first charging step is carried out as in the case of the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5d and then the second step is carried out as in the case of the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5b.
  • the face plate as shown in FIG. 6a, comprises at least phosphor layer 15 adapted to illuminate upon bombardment thereof by electron beams, vacuum envelope 16 transmissive to light and made of glass or the like, and light-transmissive thin layer electrode 17.
  • This face plate may be suitably utilized in combination with one of the photoconductive plates shown in FIG. 5 in one of the processes which will be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • fiber optics are applied to the face plate of the cathode ray tube envelope instead of glass layer 16 of the face plate shown in FIG. 6a. This arrangement prevents diffraction within the glass of the image formed at phosphor screen or layer 15.
  • thin conductive layer 19 may be interposed between phosphor screen or layer 15 and glass envelope 18 to constitute the anode of the cathode ray tube.
  • a metal backing (not shown) formed from thin layer aluminum may be coated upon the inner surface of phosphor screen 15 if needs demand.
  • thin insulative layer 20 similar to layer 14 in FIG. 5a is disposed upon transparent electrode 17 of the face plate of FIG. 6a.
  • this thin insulating layer must be transmissive to the radiation employed.
  • This face plate cooperates with one of the photoconductive plates shown in FIG. 5b, FIG. 56 and FIG. 5f in the second step of the process.
  • photoconductive layer 21 is disposed upon insulative layer 20 of the face plate shown in FIG. 60.
  • This plate may be used in forming electrostatic patterns upon a recording insulative film overlaid upon this face plate.
  • insulative layer 22 is disposed upon the face plate shown in FIG. 6d.
  • additional insulative layer 22 itself can serve as a medium for generating a phosphor or luminescent image and for converting this image into an electrostatic image as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • FIG. 6f and FIG. 6g are respectively similar to those shown in FIG. 6d and FIG. 6e with the exception that blocking insulative layers 20 are removed therefrom.
  • the radiation image is either projected upon the photoconductive plate as shown in FIG. 7 or the photoconductive plate is disposed in close contact with the face plate as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 so as to directly receive the radiation image therefrom.
  • the second voltage is applied to the plate insulative layer simultaneously with emission of the electron beams and the electrostatic image is formed directly upon the photoconductive plate or upon a charge-retaining recording member interposed between the face plate and the photoconductive plate as shown in FIG. 11.
  • the process includes the step of charging the recording member and then overlay ing same upon the photoconductive plate or the step of charging the photoconductive plate and then overlaying the recording member thereupon.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5c is used in combination with one of the face plates shown in FIGS. 6a, 6b and 60 with the photoconductive layer being maintained in contact with the face plate as shown in FIG. 18, thereby forming an electrostatic image upon insulative layer 3.
  • the photoconductive plates shown in FIGS. 5d, 5e and 5f are used in combination with a conventional cathode ray tube and are maintained in contact therewith as shown in FIG. 12.
  • these photoconductive plates may be used in the manner as shown in FIG. 8 wherein the radiation image is projected thereupon.
  • the insulative layer is maintained in close contact with the photoconductive layer when the radiation image is projected thereupon and a second voltage is simultaneously applied thereto.
  • These photoconductive plates may be also utilized in combination with one of the face plates shown in FIGS. 6a, 6b and 60. In this case, a charge-retaining recording member is interposed between the photoconductive layer of the photoconductive plate and the face plate while the radiation image is projected and a second voltage is simultaneously applied thereto, thereby forming an electrostatic image upon the recording member.
  • the face plates shown in FIGS. 6a through 6g can be used with or without the above-described photoconductive plates to form an electrostatic image.
  • the face plates shown in FIGS. 6a, 6b'and 60 may be used in combination with the photoconductive plates shown in FIGS. 5c, 5d, 5e and 5f or in combination with the photoconductive plates shown in FIGS. 1, 3a, 5a and 5b in such an arrangement shown in FIG. 13 or 14.
  • a high voltage is applied to the face plate as the second voltage while simultaneously projecting the radiation image corresponding to the electron beam signals, thereby forming an electrostatic image upon the photoconductive plate, or a charge-retaining recording member is interposed between the face plate and the photoconductive plate.
  • the face plates shown in FIGS. 6e and 6g are adapted to form electrostatic images upon the face plates themselves. As shown in FIG. 19, electrostatic images can be formed directly or, as shown in FIG. 12, electrostatic images can be formed upon charge-retaining recording members overlaid upon the face plates.
  • the face plates shown in FIGS. 6d and 6f are used in such a manner that the charge-retaining insulative layer is overlaid upon each of these face plates when the secondary voltage is applied thereto while simultaneously projecting thereupon the radiation image corresponding to the electron beam signals, thereby forming the electrostatic image upon the insulative layer.
  • the first charging may be applied either to the photoconductive layer of the face plate or to the chargeretaining insulative layer.
  • the first and second voltages may be applied after the insulative layer has been overlaid on the face plate.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a process in which facsimile signals are converted into radiation images which in turn are recorded as electrostatic images.
  • the image provided on a cathode ray tube is projected upon photoconductive plate A through an optical system including reflecting mirror 4a, lens 5a, etc.
  • the facsimile or input signals are detected by detector 13a and separated into video signals and synchronizing signals.
  • the former are amplified by amplifier 14:: and applied to control grid 15a of a CRT for controlling the electron beams emitted by cathode 16a.
  • the electron beams are accelerated by acceleration grid 17a and focused by focusing grid so as to produce a small electron beam cross-sectional area.
  • deflection electrodes 1911 the beams scan phosphor screen 20a.
  • the synchronizing signals are separated by synchronizing separation circuit 21a into vertical and horizontal sync. signals which are in turn applied to deflection circuits 22a and 23a respectively and finally to the deflection coils.
  • These synchronizing signals also control motor 24a, which rotates a drum carrying thereupon photoconductive plate A,
  • control circuit 25a so as to synchronize the rotation of plate A is completely exposed by a lamp 9a, thereby increas-v ing the contrast of the electrostatic image, whereby an electrostatic image having a strong external field and large surface potential difference is formed.
  • Such electrostatic image may be electrostatically transferred to copying paper, or as shown in FIG. 7, the image may be developed by toner in processor a and then transferred to copying paper 11a. Thereafter, photoconductive plate A is cleaned by cleaner 12a for repetitive use.
  • P 11 ZnS activated by Ag
  • P 11 ZnS activated by Ag
  • amorphous SeTe Te: mol was vacuum deposited upon the drum to a thickness of about 40 p. and upon this SeTe layer was applied a polyester film 25 in thickness by using an adhesive of epoxy resin.
  • the first charging was made by corona discharging device 6a supplied with a negative voltage of 8 kv. so to negatively charge the polyester film to about 2,000v.
  • the second charging was made by discharging'device 8a having an optically open upper end and being supplied with 7kv.
  • illumination lamp 9a such as a tungsten lamp, the whole surface of photoconductive plate A was uniformly illuminated, whereby an electrostatic image having about 6008 was obtained.
  • the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 1 was used, but the photoconductive plate shown in FIG. 5a may also be used in this process. It will be understood that such plate interchangeability is also possible in the embodiments or examples which will be described hereinafter.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one variation of the embodiment described hereinabove with reference to FIG. 7.
  • transparent insulative layer 3 of the photoconductive plate is separated therefrom and is subjected to previous first charging by device 6a. Thereafter the insulative layer is advanced so as to be placed in close contact with the photoconductive plate secured opposite charging means 7b.
  • the electrostatic image can be formed in the manner described above and then insulative layer 3 is removed from the photoconductive plate for processing or transferring of the formed image.
  • the photoconductive plate 4'b may be used in stationary position.
  • the scanning of the face plate by the information signals and the advance of the recording film 3 are controlled by synchronizing device 15b and motor 16b.
  • Reference numerals 4b, 5b and 8b designate respectively a mirror, a lens and a charging device shield.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 another embodiment of the present invention is shown wherein a photoconductive plate of the type shown in FIGS. 1 and 5a is placed in contact with a face plate of a cathode ray tube thereby forming an electrostatic image.
  • a photoconductive plate of the type shown in FIGS. 1 and 5a is placed in contact with a face plate of a cathode ray tube thereby forming an electrostatic image.
  • Like reference numerals are used to designate like parts in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • Cathode ray tube 10 has a face plate comprising phosphor screen and glass plate 30.
  • Photoconductive plate 40 is composed of a lamination of insulative layer 401, made of a material having high resistivity and resistance to abrasion such as fluoroplastics, polycarbonate resin, polyethylene resin, polyester resin or the like, photoconductive layer 402 and transparent, conductive thin layer electrode 403 formed by vacuum deposition of a metal.
  • Photoconductive plate 4c is adapted to be placed in contact with the face plate of the CRT.
  • photoconductive plate 4c is an endless belt advanced by annular frame 50 encircling the CRT as shown in FIG. 9 or by guide rollers 6c, 7c and disposed about the cathode ray tube as shown in FIG. 10.
  • Insulative layer 4c1 of photoconductive plate 4c is first charged by charging device 9c and then the charged photoconductive plate is advanced toward the face plate of the CRT where phosphor screen 2c of the CRT is illuminated in accordance with signal information converted into electron beams whereby photoconductive plate 4c is exposed.
  • the photoconductive plate is subjected to DC or AC corona discharge from discharging device 10c supplied with a voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the first charge, whereby an electrostatic image in accordance with the CRT presentation is recorded upon insulative layer 461. Thereafter, photoconductive plate 4c is further advanced and is illuminated completely by ambient light or by illumination lamp 110, thereby imparting high contrast to the electrostatic image.
  • the electrostatic image is transferred to copying paper (See FIG. 10) and developed and fixed according to well-known methods of electrophotography.
  • the electrostatic image thus-formed upon photoconductive plate 4c can be developed by toner in processor and then transferred to copying paper 140.
  • photoconductive plate 40 is cleaned by cleaner for repetitive use.
  • both motor 190 which advances photoconductive plate 40 and discharging device 10c are controlled through sync.
  • separation circuit 180 and the CRT is actuated by input information applied through signal amplifier to deflection synchronizing circuit 17c.
  • High voltage source 200 and transfer bias voltage source 210 are provided for the CRT.
  • insulative film 22c is overlaid upon photoconductive plate 4 when this plate is placed upon the face plate of CRT.
  • lnsulative film 22c may be made of the same material as insulative layer 401, such as Mylar (polyethylene terephthalate). Insulative film 22c is charged prior to being overlaid upon photoconductive plate 40 by charging device 9c. After formation of the electrostatic image, the insulative film is removed from photoconductive plate 40.
  • the use of insulative film 220 much facilitates processing following image-forming, such as development, fixing, etc.
  • discharge occurs between insulative layer 4c] and insulative film 220 when the film is removed from plate 4c and means for preventing this discharge must be provided such as is shown in FIG. 12.
  • insulative layer 401 of photoconductive plate 4c is removed therefrom and insulative film 22 is overlaid directly upon photoconductive layer 4c2.
  • the whole surface of the insulative film is illuminated completely after being removed from photosensitive plate 4c so that the electrostatic image may have a strong external field and hence improved contrast. Therefore, illumination lamp 110 for illuminating the whole surface of photoconductive plate 4c is not necessary in this embodiment.
  • Face plates of the type shown in FIGS. 60, 6b and 6c may be used in the manner shown in FIG. 13. That is, exterior of the glass plate of the face plate of the CRT is formed thin layer electrode 230 upon which is overlaid photoconductive plate 40 composed of insulative layer 401, photoconductive layer 4C2 and electrically conductive substrate 403. A voltage E is applied to electrode 23c for secondary charging simultaneously with the exposure. Alternative usages of insulative film 220 are shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.
  • photoconductive plate 4c is reciprocated upon the face plate of CRT while insulative film 220 which has been previously charged is advanced in only one direction.
  • a separating agent such as silicon oil, Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) oil, or the like is applied between insulative film 22c, electrode 230 and insulative layer 4cl, their service lives can be lengthened.
  • This application of a separating agent provided a remarkably better effect when the electrostatic image was transferred because the latent image was transferred through the separating agent in liquid form.
  • each fiber of which has a diameter of from to 25 [1, is used as the glass plate of the face plate of the CRT in order to reduce loss due to diffraction of light passing therethrough, resolution can be improved to about lines/mm.
  • mica 250 or the like may be interposed between phosphor screen 2c and the fiber optics.
  • FIG. '18 shows a still further variation of the present invention.
  • Fiber optics 240 each fiber of which has a diameter of from 10 to p., is secured to the face plate of the CRT.
  • thin layer electrode 26c is provided by vacuum deposition of metal or the like, and the photoconductive plate composed of a lamination of photoconductive layer 4c2 and insulative layer 4c1 are moved across the surface of electrode 26.
  • Electrode 260 is grounded and insulative layer 461 is charged by charging device 9c.
  • the photoconductive plate Upon exposure of the photoconductive plate to the phosphor image of the CRT, the photoconductive plate is charged with a polarity opposite to that of the first charging by means of second charging device 10c, thereby forming an electrostatic image upon insulative layer 4c1.
  • the insulative layer it is necessary to slide the insulative layer in close contact with electrode 260 so that it is preferable to use a material having a low coefficient of friction, such as polyester resin, fluoroplastics and so on, as the insulative layer.
  • a material having a low coefficient of friction such as polyester resin, fluoroplastics and so on
  • FIGS. 6e and 6g The use of a face plate of the type as shown in FIGS. 6e and 6g in combination with a cathode ray tube will now be described.
  • the CRT includes phosphor screen 1d adapted to be illuminated by bombardment of electron beams.
  • Transparent electrode layer 4d] is applied to the exterior of the CRT face plate, for example, by vacuum deposition of a metal.
  • Photoconductive plate 4d composed of a lamination of photoconductive layer M2 and high resistance transparent insulative layer 4113, made for example, of Mylar or the like, is overlaid upon electrode layer 4d1.
  • insulative layer 4d3 of photoconductive plate M is charged by first discharging device 2d and, at the instant when photoconductive plate 4d is exposed to illumination from phosphor screen id in response to information signals, the photoconductive plate is discharged by DC secondary charging, or AC corona discharge, having a polarity opposite to that of the first charge provided by second charging device 3d, whereby an electrostatic image is formed upon insulative layer 4:13 of photoconductive plate 4d. Thereafter, the whole surface of the photoconductive plate is illuminated whereby contrast of the electrostatic image is further improved.
  • the electrostatic image is toner-developed upon the surface of photoconductive plate 4d and transferred to a copying paper.
  • the surface of the photoconductive plate is cleaned and the remaining charges are removed therefrom for repetitive use. Repetitive recordings of luminescent CRT images are thus effected.
  • a of the face plate of CRT is made of a of the face plate of CRT.
  • such radiation is directed uniformly upon the face plate from inside the cathode ray tube as shown in FIG. 19 by electron gun 5d which is adapted to emit such radiation or by untraviolet ray generating means 6d and lens 7d.
  • electron gun 5d which is adapted to emit such radiation or by untraviolet ray generating means 6d and lens 7d.
  • an electron gum to whose grid is applied a constant negative potential may be used for bombardment of the face plate with electron beams.
  • FIG. 20 One example of the structure of a face plate of the type described in the above embodiment is shown in FIG. 20.
  • glass layer 2e having a Nesa coating with Nesa film 3e being directed outwardly.
  • a mixture in which CdS powder was uniformly dispersed in epoxy resin with a weight ratio of 96 4, was applied to a thickness of about 30 p. use of a squeegee upon Nesa film 3e, thereby forming photoconductive layer 62.
  • Polyester film 7e about 25 p. in thickness was secured to layer 6e by resin adhesive.
  • a mixture consisting of ZnS activated by Ag, CdS (ratio 58 42) and a synthetic resin was applied to the surface of the Nesa glass opposite the Nesa film, thereby forming phosphor screen 4e.
  • a coating 5e of aluminum of about 500 A. thickness was applied to the phosphor screen by vacuum deposition, thereby providing a metal backing.
  • Frame he of the thus-obtained face plate was secured to metallic tube 82, and then electron gun 5d and an ultraviolet ray emission means, e.g., hydrogen discharge lamp 6d and lens 7d in FIG. 19, were incorporated in the tube. Thereafter, the lamp was evacuated and sealed.
  • first charging device 2d having an optically open front end (it is not necessarily open) and second charging device 3d having a light shield plate are moved over the surface of photoconductive plate 4 upon the face plate of the CRT.
  • the process of FIG. 19 takes substantial time, thus causing slow speed operation.
  • This defect is eliminated by the arrangement shown in FIG. 21.
  • a transparent or non-transparent insulative film 5f made of the same material as insulative layer 4f3 of photoconductive plate 4f such as fluoroplastics, polycarbonate resin, polyethylene resin, polyester resin or the like having sufficiently high resistance to retain electrostatic charge and high resistance to abrasion. Insulative film 5f is charged before it is placed in contact with photoconductive plate 4f.
  • the other steps of forming electrostatic images are similar to those described in the above embodiment.
  • the electrostatic image may be recorded by either developing and fixing or by developing and transferring.
  • this arrangement facilitates high speed recording operations.
  • the second charging device may be replaced with electrode charging means.
  • insulative layer 4f3 may be eliminated.
  • the face plate of the CRT of the present invention described hereinabove includes at least a luminous body adapted to be illuminated upon bombardment thereof by electron beams, a transparent electrode layer, a photoconductive layer and an insulative layer.
  • the face plate is one of a conventional CRT and includes luminous body 1d or If illuminated upon bombardment thereof by electron beams and a tubular glass surface 3.
  • a photoconductive plate on surface g comprises transparent electrode layer M1 or 4fl, photoconductive layer M2 or 4j2 and insulative layer 4d3 or 4 3 made of Mylar or the like.
  • a transparent electrode layer, a luminous body layer, a photoconductive layer and an insulative layer may be attached to the front face plate of a cathode ray tube.
  • an insulative layer is interposed between the luminous body layer and the photoconductive layer.
  • a luminous body layer, fiber optics, a transparent electrode layer, an insulative layer (this may be eliminated), a photoconductive layer, and an insulative layer may be used.
  • another electrostatic image-forming insulative film is used instead of insulative layer 4f; as shown in FIG. 21.
  • a process for forming an electrostatic image comprising the steps of: p
  • step of exposing said photoconductive layer to a pattern of image radiation is performed by disposing said photosensitive plate in contact with image-forming apparatus comprising means operably res onsi ve to information signals for emitting electron beams efinmg said image and p ate means ll1ClUdlllg a radiation image-generating layer comprising a material emitting radiation upon electron beam bombardment thereof and an electrode transmissive to said radiation and overlying said radiation image-generating layer, said image-generating layer intervening said electron beam emitting means and said electrode, and applying information signals definitive of said image to said image-forming apparatus.
  • image-forming apparatus comprising means operably res onsi ve to information signals for emitting electron beams efinmg said image and p ate means ll1ClUdlllg a radiation image-generating layer comprising a material emitting radiation upon electron beam bombardment thereof and an electrode transmissive to said radiation and overlying said radiation image-generating layer, said image-generating layer intervening said electron beam emit

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