Electrophotography – Image formation – Development
Patent
1996-09-25
1998-05-26
Grimley, Arthur T.
Electrophotography
Image formation
Development
1525651, 492 18, 492 56, G03G 1510
Patent
active
057582360
ABSTRACT:
A development apparatus for developing a latent electrostatic image on an imaging substrate in a liquid electrographic imaging system includes a cleaning roller for removing back-plated developer from a development device such as a development roller, and a squeegee apparatus for.sub.-- removing both "drip-line" developer liquid and "wrap-around" developer liquid from the imaging substrate. The squeegee apparatus may include a squeegee roller having a crowned profile and a loading mechanism configured to achieve a uniform loading force across a pressure nip formed between the squeegee roller and the imaging substrate. The cleaning roller may include a fiber cleaning media and fluid delivery means for flushing back-plated developer from the cleaning media. The development apparatus also may include means for spacing the development apparatus relative to the imaging substrate without contacting the imaging substrate, thereby avoiding disruption of the motion quality of the imaging substrate.
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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Jun. 1984, vol. 27, No. 1A, pp. 170-171, XP002021186, "Uniform Pressure Roll".
Brophy Joseph T.
Goenaga Alberto
Jensen Steven C.
Kellie Truman F.
Kolb W. Blake
Bauer William D.
Chen Sophia S.
Grimley Arthur T.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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