Agfa-gevaert

Andre Van Geyte

Guido Vital Desie

Jacques Victor Leonard

Luc K Van Aken

Ludo Joly

Francedillaois Backeljauw

Frans Backaljauw

A DEP device is provided that comprises a back electrode (105), a printhead structure (106), an array of printing apertures (107) in the printhead structure (106) through which a particle flow can be electrically modulated by a control electrode (106a), a toner delivery means (101), presenting a cloud (100) of dry toner particles in the vicinity of the apertures (107), characterized in that the toner cloud (100) is formed in the vicinity of the apertures (107) by means of a gas stream. The toner cloud is formed by detaching toner particles from a charged toner conveyer by the gas stream, or by forming a fluidized bed of toner particles.

Direct electrostatic printing device which uses a gas stream to provide

A device for direct electrostatic printing (DEP) including a back electrode, a printhead structure made from an insulating material and having a control electrode in combination with printing apertures, and a toner delivery apparatus that presents a cloud of toner particles in the vicinity of the printing apertures, in which the printhead structure is tightly stretched over a frame by means of lateral forces and the printhead structure has an overall flatness equal to or better than 50 .mu.m.

DEP (direct electrostatic printing) device with special printhead

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Schilde, Belgium

Andre Van Geyte