Apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsScott A. Reese, Richard M. Dastin, Douglas W. Gates
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Abstract
An apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential, the photoreceptor being positionable between an operative position and a replacement position. The apparatus includes an electrically conductive brush which is electrically coupled to the reference potential. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for moving the conductive brush into electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position.
Claims16
An apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential, the photoreceptor being mountable on a module and positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, comprising:
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to the reference potential;
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- means for moving said conductive member into physical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of physical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position, the photoreceptor being mounted on the module when the photoreceptor is positioned at the operative position and the replacement position.
An apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential, the photoreceptor being positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, comprising:
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to the reference potential;
- and
- means for moving said conductive member into electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position
- wherein said moving means comprises a support, and said conductive member is mounted on said support, and
- wherein said support is moved to a first orientation relative to the photoreceptor in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and to a second orientation relative to the photoreceptor in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position.
An apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential, the photoreceptor being positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, comprising:
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to the reference potential;
- and
- means for moving said conductive member into electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position,
- wherein said moving means comprises a support, and said conductive member is mounted on said support,
- wherein said moving means further comprises a shaft mounted substantially adjacent the photoreceptor, said shaft maintains a fixed orientation relative to the photoreceptor as the photoreceptor is moved between the operative position and the replacement position, and
- wherein said support is pivotable about said shaft.
A printing machine comprising:
- a photoreceptor which is mountable on a module and positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, said photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive layer;
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to a reference potential;
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- means for moving said conductive member into physical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of physical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position, the photoreceptor being mounted on the module when the photoreceptor is positioned at the operative position and the replacement position.
A printing machine comprising:
- a photoreceptor which is positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, said photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive layer;
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to a reference potential;
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- means for moving said conductive member into electrical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position,
- wherein said moving means comprises a support, and said conductive member is mounted on said support, and
- wherein said support is moved to a first orientation relative to the photoreceptor in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and to a second orientation relative to the photoreceptor in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position.
A printing machine comprising:
- a photoreceptor which is positionable between an operative position and a replacement position, said photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive layer;
- an electrically conductive member, said conductive member being electrically coupled to a reference potential;
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- means for moving said conductive member into electrical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with said conductive layer in response to said photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position,
- wherein said moving means comprises a support, and said conductive member is mounted on said support,
- wherein said moving means further comprises a shaft mounted substantially adjacent the photoreceptor, said shaft maintains a fixed orientation relative to the photoreceptor as the photoreceptor is moved between the operative position and the replacement position, and
- wherein said support is pivotable about said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.