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US 6,384,900 B2Granted
Photosensitive media cartridge having an ambient condition sensor
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsLoretta E. Allen, Yongcai Wang, Stephen M. Reinke, Yeh-Hung Lai
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Abstract
A photosensitive media cartridge includes an ambient condition sensor mounted in the cartridge for sensing ambient conditions in the cartridge. When the cartridge is positioned at a media transfer position on an image forming device that permits the conveyance of media from the cartridge to the image forming device, image development or printing on the media in the image forming device is controlled based on the sensed ambient conditions in the cartridge.
Claims12
An image forming arrangement comprising:
- an image forming device for forming a latent image on a photosensitive medium, the photosensitive medium comprising a plurality of microcapsules which encapsulate imaging material, the image forming device comprising a pressure assembly for applying an initial pressure to said photosensitive medium to crush said microcapsules and develop a latent image on said photosensitive medium;
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- a media cartridge for holding a stack of said photosensitive medium therein, said media cartridge being adapted to be inserted into said image forming device to permit a conveyance of said photosensitive medium to said image forming device, said media cartridge comprising an ambient condition sensor mounted within said cartridge for sensing ambient conditions within said cartridge and providing an ambient condition signal indicative thereof to said pressure assembly, such that an amount of pressure applied by said pressure assembly is based on the ambient conditions sensed by said ambient condition sensor in said cartridge.
A method of controlling image development, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an ambient condition sensor in a cartridge which holds photosensitive media therein, said ambient condition sensor sensing ambient conditions within said cartridge and providing an ambient condition signal indicative thereof to a development member of a printer;
- inserting the cartridge to an insertion position in said printer which permits a passage of photosensitive media from the cartridge to a development member in the printer;
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- controlling a development of images on the photosensitive media based on the ambient condition signal received from the ambient condition sensor mounted in the cartridge.
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