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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDavid B. Montfort, Charles A. Radulski
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An apparatus for enhancing toner release from an image bearing member in an electrostatographic printing machine, including a resonator suitable for generating vibratory energy arranged in line contact with the back side of the image bearing member for uniformly applying vibratory energy to the image bearing member. The resonator includes a piezoelectric transducer and a horn-type waveguide assembly, wherein an adhesive epoxy augmented with a substantial concentration of electrically conductive, free flowing particulate bead elements is used to bond the horn and piezoelectric transducer element together, without the requirement of a backing plate or bolts. The conductive beads resolve bond layer thickness anomalies while eliminating adhesive flow restrictions such that substantially uniform tip velocity and frequency output can be achieved.
A resonator assembly for applying uniform vibratory energy to an adjacent surface, comprising:
A system for inducing mechanical release of particles from a surface by inducing vibration thereof, including a resonator assembly for applying uniform vibratory energy to the surface, comprising:
An electrostatographic printing apparatus including a system for enhancing transfer of toner particles from an image bearing member, including a resonator assembly for applying uniform vibratory energy to the image bearing member, comprising:
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