Method for controlling the state of developer material
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRichard L. Forbes II, Mark A. Scheuer, Joseph A. Mastrandrea
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Abstract
A method for maintaining developer material within in a predefined state through the scheduling of increased toner throughput coordinated among multiple developer housings. The method monitors developer material health at each developer station within a plurality of developer stations to detect unhealthy developer material. If unhealthy developer material is detected in at least one of developer stations, a toner purge state is identified for each of the remaining developer stations. Based on the toner purge states, a toner purge is performed.
Claims13
A method for operating a printing machine having a plurality of developer stations to maintain developer material within in a predefined state, comprising:
- monitoring developer material health at each developer station within the plurality of developer stations to detect unhealthy developer material;
- upon detecting unhealthy developer material in at least one of developer stations, identifying a toner purge state for each of the remaining developer stations;
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- performing a toner purge based on the identified toner purge states.
A method for operating a printing machine having a plurality of developer stations to maintain developer material within in a predefined state, comprising:
- monitoring developer material health at each developer station within the plurality of developer stations to detect unhealthy developer material;
- upon detecting unhealthy developer material in at least one of developer stations, configuring a toner purge, the toner purge including scheduling an increase in toner throughput for at least one of developer stations having healthy developer material in addition to the developer station having unhealthy developer material;
- and
- performing the toner purge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.