Method and apparatus for producing an image
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsJames Arthur Brewer, Kevin Enders, Stanley Osgood
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Abstract
An image producing apparatus includes a photoconductor. A photonic energy device is positioned adjacent the photoconductor. A reflecting member is located adjacent the photonic energy device, whereby at least a portion of the reflecting member is operable to deform upon application of an electrical voltage in order to direct photonic energy from the photonic energy device towards the photoconductor with the reflecting member. The reflecting member may direct the photonic energy from the photonic energy device towards the surface of the photoconductor in order to discharge portions of the surface of the photoconductor to produce an image.
Claims20
An image producing apparatus, comprising:
- a photoconductor;
- a photonic energy device positioned adjacent the photoconductor;
- and
- a single reflecting member located on a support structure adjacent the photonic energy device, wherein the support structure is operable to deform upon application of an electrical voltage such that photonic energy from the photonic energy device may be reflected from the single reflecting member directly onto the photoconductor free of any additional reflecting members.
An information handling system, comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a printing device coupled to the microprocessor, the printing device comprising:
- a photoconductor;
- a photonic energy device positioned adjacent the photoconductor;
- and
- a single reflecting member located on a support structure adjacent the photonic energy device, wherein the support structure is operable to deform upon application of an electrical voltage such that photonic energy from the photonic energy device may be reflected from the single reflecting member onto the photoconductor free of any additional reflecting members.
A method for producing an image, comprising:
- providing a photoconductor, a photonic energy device located adjacent the photoconductor, and a single reflecting member located on a support structure adjacent the photonic energy device;
- charging the photoconductor;
- deforming at least a portion of the support structure by applying an electrical voltage to the support structure;
- and
- discharging portions of the photoconductor by reflecting photonic energy from the photonic energy device from the single reflecting member directly onto the photoconductor free of any additional reflecting members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.