Vertically oriented photoconductive drum
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEdwin R. Monkelbaan, Joseph Fantuzzo
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Abstract
A printing machine including a drum adapted to have a latent image recorded on the surface thereof. The drum is positioned with the longitudinal axis thereof extending in a direction substantially transverse to the horizontal. The latent image is developed with a liquid developer to form a liquid image on the surface of the drum. The liquid image is transferred to a copy sheet. Residual liquid developer removed from the surface of the drum by the cleaning unit, flows in a downwardly direction under the influence of gravity to a liquid collector housing located at the bottom of the cleaning unit.
Claims10
A printing machine, including:
- a drum having a surface adapted to have a latent image recorded thereon, said drum being positioned with the longitudinal axis thereof extending in a direction substantially transverse to the horizontal;
- means for developing the latent image with a liquid developer to form a liquid image on the surface of said drum;
- means for transferring the liquid image from the surface of said drum to a copy sheet;
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- means for cleaning the residual liquid developer from the surface of said drum, said cleaning means being positioned so that the residual liquid developer removed from the surface of said drum flows in a downwardly direction under the influence of gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.