Release Agent Applicator For Imaging Members In Solid Ink Jet Imaging Systems
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsAlexander J. Fioravanti, Paul J. McConville, James J. Padula, Michael Jon Levy
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Abstract
A release agent applicator applies release agent to an imaging drum and absorbs release agent metered from the drum to extend the operational life of an image drum maintenance unit. The applicator includes a reservoir for storing release agent, the reservoir having a plurality of perforations for enabling release agent to seep from the reservoir, a containment membrane for wicking release agent from the perforations of the reservoir, and a delivery layer for delivering release agent from the containment membrane to an imaging drum, the delivery layer having pores in a range of about 50 μm to about 200 μm.
Claims17
A release agent applicator comprising:
- a reservoir for storing release agent, the reservoir having a plurality of perforations for enabling release agent to seep from the reservoir;
- a containment membrane for wicking release agent from the perforations of the reservoir;
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- a delivery layer for delivering release agent from the containment membrane to an imaging drum, the delivery layer having pores in a range of about 50 μm to about 200 μm.
A release agent applicator comprising:
- a tube for storing release agent, the tube having a plurality of perforations arranged in a cylindrical wall of the tube that enable release agent to seep from the tube;
- a containment membrane for wicking release agent from the perforations of the tube;
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- a delivery layer for delivering release agent from the containment membrane to an imaging drum, the delivery layer having pores in a range of about 50 μm to about 200 μm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.