US3731146A - Toner distribution process - Google Patents

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US3731146A
US3731146A US00100971A US3731146DA US3731146A US 3731146 A US3731146 A US 3731146A US 00100971 A US00100971 A US 00100971A US 3731146D A US3731146D A US 3731146DA US 3731146 A US3731146 A US 3731146A
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • 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
    • G03G15/0806—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer on a donor element, e.g. belt, roller
    • G03G15/0812—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer on a donor element, e.g. belt, roller characterised by the developer regulating means, e.g. structure of doctor blade

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  • ABSTRACT Toner is distributed and charged on an impression development surface by contact with at least one doctor blade electrically insulated relative to other parts of the apparatus and made of material remote from the toner in the triboelectric series and close to the impression development surface material in the triboelectric series. The toner particles are charged because of contact with the doctor blade.
  • the present invention is concerned with the distribution of toner particles in impression development electrophotography.
  • electrostaticprinting involves the production of electrostatic images on the surface of a dielectric member of the like, the application of charged minute electroscopic pigmented toner particles to the image bearing surface, and the fixing of the developed image before or after transfer to a print medium, such as paper. VArious then placed against the surface of the electrostatic image bearing member.
  • the placing of the developing surface of the image bearing surface is performed so that virtually no relative peripheral speed exists during the contact between the developer and image bearing surfaces.
  • wiping, patting, or other motion during contact as is usually found in other techniques '(e.g., brush or cascade development)- for applying the toner to the image-bearing surface.
  • FIGURE shows diagrammatically (not according to scale) a preferred embodiment of an apparatus suitable for use in the process of the present invention.
  • an apparatus having the impression surface in a drum form.
  • the system comprises an impression surface on a resilient backing with a toner reservoir adjacent to the drum surface.
  • a series of toner distribution doctor blades are also provided. The blades rest directly on the impression drum and are held in contact by springs. They are electrically insulated. from the remainder of the apparatus.
  • Toner is drawn under'the blades as the drum rotates. Contact'among the drum surface, the blades and the toner results in a uniform layer of triboelectrically charged toner on the impression surface of the drum.
  • the charged toner is then brought into contact with the photoconductor, where toner is selectively transferred to the latent electrostatic image, which is also rotating on a drum.
  • a single pass is sufficient to provide enough toner to give adequate image density. It is important that zero relative peripheral speed exist between the toner surface and the photoconductor, as is always the case in impression development.
  • the toner distribution process of the present invention is suitable for use with many impression development surfaces. Acceptable results have been obtained with a surface of matte finish aluminum. It is, however, particularly suited for use with the surfaces described in U. S. application Ser. No. 100,980 in the name of Leo S. Chang, filed on the same date as the present application. .That application ,descr ibes impression development surfaces which are resilient, conductive, rough and remote from the toner in the triboelectric series.
  • An example of such a surface is one comprising small graphite particles dispersed in a-copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. The surfaceis made resilient by means of a resilient substrate to insure opv timal contact with the photoconductor.
  • the doctor blade edge is in contact with the impression developer surface and is held there by, for example, spring means.
  • the blade is otherwise electrically insulated from the remainder of the apparatus.
  • a single blade of the proper type is sufficient. It has unexpectedly been found advantageous, however, to use a plurality of blades, particularly three blades. There is apparently no advantage to using more than three blades.
  • the blade be made of material remote from the toner in the triboelectric series.
  • the blade must be close to the impression development surface material in the triboelectric series, but it should not be identical to the impression development surface material.
  • the triboelectric series has been long known to those skilled in the electrophotographic art. It is discussed, for example, in an article by V. E. Shashoua in the Journal of Polymer Science,'Vol. 33, pages 65-85 (1958). That article also describes a simple test for determining where a particular material should be placed in the triboelectric series.
  • toners in commercial use today are based on polymers or copolymers of materials such as styrene and methacrylate esters.
  • materials such as styrene and methacrylate esters.
  • blades made of polytetrafluoroethylene (available from DuPont under the trademark Teflon).
  • Polyformaldehyde available from DuPont under the trademark Delrin) is particularly suitable for reversal development. Blades may also be made of composite resin or resin and filler materials,
  • bias voltage may be employed in the process of the present invention. This is a known concept in the art, and involves applying to the impression development surface a voltage of approximately the same magnitude and polarity as that of the light exposed (background) areas of the photoconductor. As mentioned previously, the use of bias voltage is known in the art, and is not an essential feature in the present invention. It is often desirable, however, to use it in conjunction with the process of the present invention.
  • D.C. corona charging enhances the charge of the toner
  • a process for distributing and charging toner particles on an impression development surface comprising subjecting said toner particles and surface to contact with at least one doctor blade edge otherwise electrically insulated from the apparatus and made of material remote from the toner in the triboelectric series and close to the impression development surface material in the triboelectric series, said contact between the toner particles and the doctor blade charging said toner particles.

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FR2358691A1 (fr) * 1976-07-16 1978-02-10 Ricoh Kk Dispositif de developpement pour des appareils de reprographie du type a sec
US4459009A (en) * 1981-07-27 1984-07-10 Xerox Corporation Apparatus, process for charging toner particles
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US4943504A (en) * 1988-01-29 1990-07-24 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Method for developing an electrostatic latent image
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US5114823A (en) * 1987-02-25 1992-05-19 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing method for electrostatic images
US5155532A (en) * 1987-05-11 1992-10-13 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Method for developing an electrostatic latent image
US5177323A (en) * 1990-10-31 1993-01-05 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image by a one-component developing agent
US5194359A (en) * 1978-07-28 1993-03-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing method for one component developer
US5210575A (en) * 1990-02-14 1993-05-11 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus including a blade for forming a toner layer
US5235387A (en) * 1991-05-24 1993-08-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus using a one-component nonmagnetic toner
US5288583A (en) * 1991-01-31 1994-02-22 Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd. Developing method using single-component nonmagnetic toners
US5317370A (en) * 1991-12-13 1994-05-31 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus including means for collecting used developing agent
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US3901187A (en) * 1971-10-14 1975-08-26 Xerox Corp Developer retoning apparatus
US3881927A (en) * 1973-04-16 1975-05-06 Xerox Corp Half tone development process for touchdown system in electrostatic imaging
JPS52143830A (en) * 1976-05-26 1977-11-30 Hitachi Metals Ltd Method of developing charged latent image
JPS542100B2 (de) * 1976-05-26 1979-02-02
FR2358691A1 (fr) * 1976-07-16 1978-02-10 Ricoh Kk Dispositif de developpement pour des appareils de reprographie du type a sec
USRE34724E (en) * 1977-09-10 1994-09-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing apparatus for electrostatic image
US5032485A (en) * 1978-07-28 1991-07-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing method for one-component developer
US5194359A (en) * 1978-07-28 1993-03-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing method for one component developer
US5044310A (en) * 1978-07-28 1991-09-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing apparatus for non-magnetic developer
US5096798A (en) * 1978-07-28 1992-03-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Developing method for one-component developer
US4522866A (en) * 1981-04-23 1985-06-11 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Elastomer member with non-tacky surface treating layer and method of manufacturing same
US4459009A (en) * 1981-07-27 1984-07-10 Xerox Corporation Apparatus, process for charging toner particles
US4615606A (en) * 1982-12-17 1986-10-07 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Apparatus for developing electrostatic latent image
US4628860A (en) * 1983-09-30 1986-12-16 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus
US4833059A (en) * 1986-03-18 1989-05-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing method using one-component non-magnetic toner with positive frictional charge
US5114823A (en) * 1987-02-25 1992-05-19 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing method for electrostatic images
US5155532A (en) * 1987-05-11 1992-10-13 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Method for developing an electrostatic latent image
US4943504A (en) * 1988-01-29 1990-07-24 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Method for developing an electrostatic latent image
US4943816A (en) * 1989-06-14 1990-07-24 International Business Machines Corporation High quality thermal jet printer configuration suitable for producing color images
US5210575A (en) * 1990-02-14 1993-05-11 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus including a blade for forming a toner layer
US5177323A (en) * 1990-10-31 1993-01-05 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image by a one-component developing agent
US5288583A (en) * 1991-01-31 1994-02-22 Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd. Developing method using single-component nonmagnetic toners
US5235387A (en) * 1991-05-24 1993-08-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing apparatus using a one-component nonmagnetic toner
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US5600417A (en) * 1992-08-31 1997-02-04 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Developing device for electrophotographic apparatus
US5937236A (en) * 1996-09-11 1999-08-10 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Ghost-image preventing apparatus for a developing roller
US6143580A (en) * 1999-02-17 2000-11-07 Micron Technology, Inc. Methods of forming a mask pattern and methods of forming a field emitter tip mask
US6358763B1 (en) 1999-02-17 2002-03-19 Micron Technology, Inc. Methods of forming a mask pattern and methods of forming a field emitter tip mask
US6420012B1 (en) 1999-07-21 2002-07-16 Bridgestone Corporation Toner carrier and image-forming apparatus
US7162180B1 (en) 1999-09-03 2007-01-09 Bridgestone Corporation Elastic roller
US6810225B2 (en) 2001-07-11 2004-10-26 Bridgestone Corporation Conductive member and electrophotographic apparatus incorporating the conductive member
US20080240810A1 (en) * 2007-03-27 2008-10-02 Jonathan Lee Barnes Image Forming Apparatus Component With Triboelectric Properties
US8038591B2 (en) 2007-03-27 2011-10-18 Lexmark International, Inc. Image forming apparatus component with triboelectric properties
US8500616B2 (en) 2007-10-09 2013-08-06 Lexmark International, Inc. Toner mass control by surface roughness and voids

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