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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsGerard H. Rousseau, Larry E. Hindman, David W. Johnson, Brent R. Jones
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An improved replaceable liquid application system for applying a liquid intermediate transfer surface to a support surface in a printer is provided. The liquid application system is contained in a removable cassette and utilizes a liquid impregnated arcuate surface that engages the support surface by rolling contact. The liquid impregnated arcuate surface and a reclamation assembly are contained in a removable cartridge in the cassette. A cartridge life status assembly determines when the useful life of the cartridge has been exhausted. Push tabs on the cartridge and finger wells on the cassette allow for easy and convenient removal of a used cartridge and insertion of a replacement cartridge.
A life status assembly for monitoring a life status of a removable cartridge that applies a liquid intermediate transfer surface to a support surface in an imaging apparatus, the life status assembly comprising:
In an offset ink-jet printer including a support surface and a replaceable liquid application system for applying a liquid intermediate transfer surface to the support surface, the replaceable liquid application system removably receivable in a cassette that is removably receivable in the printer, the replaceable liquid application system including a liquid impregnated arcuate surface in moving contact with the support surface for applying the liquid intermediate transfer surface to the support surface, a reclamation assembly in fluid communication with said arcuate surface, said reclamation assembly concurrently receiving reclaimed liquid, filtering said reclaimed liquid to remove debris and transferring said reclaimed liquid to the arcuate surface for reapplication to the support surface, and a display for providing information to an operator, the improvement comprising:
A method for determining estimated remaining life information for a replaceable liquid application system, the liquid application system for applying a liquid intermediate transfer surface to a support surface in an imaging apparatus, the liquid application system being removably receivable in a cassette that is removably receivable in the imaging apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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