Modular snap-together electrical and air connector
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorJames D Walsh
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Abstract
This is a modular connector used to supply electricity and air to a corona assembly. The connector has an electrical component removably positioned on an air component. When one of these components becomes inoperative, it can be detached from the other component, and the detached component replaced with new functional component. The air component is configured to remove effluents such as ozone and NOx from the corona assembly.
Claims19
An electrical and air modular connector for use in an electrophotographic marking system, said connector comprising:
- an electrical component,
- an air component,
- said electrical component removably positioned on and above said air component,
- said air component configured to convey air into an assembly comprising a corona charger and thereby discharge effluents therefrom,
- said electrical component configured to provide AC and DC high voltage connections for said corona charger.
An electrophotographic marking system comprising at least one corona charger assembly and station,
- each said assembly comprising a corona charger and a modular connector comprising an air component and an electrical component,
- said electrical component removably positioned on and over said air component,
- said air component configured to convey air into said assembly and thereby discharge effluents therefrom,
- said electrical component configured to provide AC and DC high voltage connections for said corona charger,
- said assembly and station selected from the group consisting of charge stations, recharge stations, pre-transfer stations, transfer stations, detack stations and pre-clean stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.