Method and apparatus for a non-contact direct transfer imaging system
AssigneeAetas Technology Incorporated
InventorsBobo Wang, Taomo Mu, Jon-Shin Hu, Tan-Feng Tsai, Chou-Jiung Lin, Vincent Lee
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Abstract
An imaging system that includes a photoreceptor belt capable of having an electrostatic latent image recorded thereon, a group of developing stations capable of developing a color image on the photoreceptor, and at least one charging means and at least one exposing means to prepare the photoreceptor for desired conditions, such as creating a cleaning patch to remove toner from a toner support member associated with one of the plurality of developing stations.
Claims9
An image system comprising:
- a photoreceptor capable of having an electrostatic latent image recorded thereon;
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- a plurality of developing stations capable of developing a color image to the photoreceptor;
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- at least one charging means and at least one exposing means to prepare the photoreceptor for a desired condition.
A non-contact multiple pass electrophotographic imaging method comprising the steps of:
- creating a cleaning patch on a photoreceptor, and
- removing toner from a toner support member by developing toner onto the cleaning patch.
A method of preparing an imaging system to produce color images utilizing at least one charging unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a cleaning patch by charging a photoreceptor of the imaging system to a predetermined level;
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- cleaning a toner support member of the imaging system by developing toner onto the cleaning patch;
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- removing toner from the cleaning patch to a toner waste station associated with the imaging system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.