Internal drum imaging system
AssigneeAgfa NV
InventorsStephen R. Manning, Jeffrey M. Janway, Libor Krupica
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Abstract
An imaging system including a one-piece aluminum internal drum casting having reduced weight and increased stiffness. The internal drum is mounted to the frame structure of the imaging system using a plurality of mounts positioned in a plane substantially along the center of gravity of the internal drum. The mounts reduce the amount of sway of the internal drum within the frame structure.
Claims18
An imaging system comprising:
- a one-piece internal drum casting including a base portion and an upper structure;
- a frame structure;
- a mounting system for mounting the internal drum casting to the frame structure;
- a cylindrical imaging surface formed on the base portion of the internal drum casting;
- a rail system coupled to the upper structure of the internal drum casting;
- a movable optical carriage supported and guided by the rail system;
- and
- a scanning system on the movable optical carriage for recording imaging data onto a supply of recording media positioned on the imaging surface.
An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- an internal drum including an imaging surface;
- a frame structure;
- and
- a mounting system, positioned in a plane substantially along a center of gravity of the internal drum, for mounting the internal drum to the frame structure.
A method for manufacturing an internal drum imaging system, comprising the steps of:
- producing a one-piece internal drum, having a base portion and an upper structure, using a single casting;
- forming an imaging surface on the base portion of the internal drum;
- and
- mounting a movable optical carriage to the upper structure of the internal drum.
In an imaging system, a method for mounting an internal drum to a frame structure, comprising the steps of:
- providing the internal drum with a plurality of mounts, wherein each mount is positioned in a plane substantially along a center of gravity of the internal drum;
- and
- mounting the internal drum to the frame structure using the mounts.
An imaging system comprising:
- an internal drum including a base portion and an upper structure;
- a cylindrical imaging surface formed on the base portion of the internal drum;
- a rail system coupled to the upper structure of the internal drum;
- a movable optical carriage supported and guided by the rail system;
- a scanning system on the movable optical carriage for recording imaging data onto a supply of recording media positioned on the imaging surface;
- and
- a plurality of mounts positioned in a plane substantially along a center of gravity of the internal drum for mounting the internal drum to a frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.