Seamless intermediate transfer member process
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsSatchidanand Mishra, Edward A. Domm, Jin Wu, Geoffrey M.T. Foley, Edward F. Grabowski
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Abstract
Described herein is a method of forming a seamless transfer member suitable for use with an image forming system. The method includes spray coating a UV curable polymer and conductive particles onto an inner surface of a rotating cylindrical mandrel. The UV curable polymer is cured with ultra violet energy. The cured UV polymer is removed from the cylindrical rotatable mandrel.
Claims20
A method of forming a seamless transfer member suitable for use with an image forming system, comprising:
- spray coating a mixture of an ultra violet (UV) curable polymer and conductive particles onto an inner surface of a rotating cylindrical mandrel;
- curing the UV polymer with ultra violet energy;
- and
- removing the cured UV polymer from the cylindrical rotatable mold.
An intermediate transfer belt (ITB) comprising one or more coating layers wherein the ITB has a surface resistivity ranging from about 108 ohms/sq to about 1013 ohms/sq, and a thickness ranging from about 30 microns to about 500 microns, and wherein each coating layer of the one or more coating layers comprises a UV cured polymer.
A method of forming a seamless transfer member suitable for use with an image forming system, comprising:
- spray coating a composition comprising an ultra violet (UV) curable polymer, a photoinitiator and conductive particles onto an inner surface of a rotating cylindrical mandrel wherein the inner surface of the mandrel has a finish of from about 0.01 microns to about 1.0 microns;
- curing the composition with ultra violet energy;
- and
- removing the cured composition from the cylindrical rotatable mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.