Xerox Corporation

Allen T Wright

Kenneth H Fischbeck

Lee L Bain

Demetris E Paraskevopoulos

A single piezoelectric transducer is used to drive an array of drop-on-demand ink jet ejectors. This is accomplished by utilizing a plurality of electrodes which divide the piezoelectric transducer into discrete, deformable sections, each section corresponding to an ejector.

Shear mode transducer for drop-on-demand liquid ejector

An improved suspension for an axially oscillating bar. The suspension is a trifurcated spring, the bar being attached to the central section of the spring. The spring may be mounted to act as a multiple cantilever spring. Preferably, two matching springs are used to suspend the bar.

Suspension for an oscillating bar

A simple graphic engine in which a document reading array and an array of marking elements are supported on the same support member. The support member is scanned in a direction orthogonal to the direction of relative movement between the support member and the document to be read and/or the record-receiving member. The support member is oscillated axially during scanning to reduce the number of elements required in both the scanning and marking elements.

Multifunction graphic engine based on an oscillating scanner

A pulsed liquid droplet ejecting apparatus wherein a rectangular piezoelectric transducer is arranged abaxially over an ink containing channel with an edge in operating relationship with the channel. The edge of the transducer is held fixed so that on excitation of the transducer by an electrical pulse, the transducer extends towards the channel ejecting a drop. The piezoelectric transducer is coated with a material, which provides shear relief between the piezoelectric transducer and the ejector embedding material.

Encapsulated piezoelectric pressure pulse drop ejector apparatus

A web forwarding device wherein a web is friction driven by a drive means associated with a web pressure backing roll and a pair of pressure arms. The amount of wrap and tension around the backing roll is controlled by a pair of free floating pivotally mounted and interconnected pressure arms which hold the web on the roll. The pressure arms are adjustably mounted to control the distance between the axis of rotation of the roll and the pivot point.

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Lewisville, TX, United States of America

Allen T Wright