Xerox Corporation

Evan P Kastner

Robert Arnold Gross

Christopher David Blair

Bruce J Parks

Joy L Longhenry

Eliud Robles-Flores

Douglas A McKeown

David Kenneth Ahl

David Sekovski

Thomas Paul Debies

Jamie S Clayfield

John Chinnici

Alfred J Claflin

Jeffry Welch

A method and apparatus that uniformly distributes a material on an image transfer surface is disclosed. The apparatus may include a circulation mechanism to circulate an image transfer surface in a two-dimensional manner around an axis and a retractable blade which is movable between a smoothing position contacting the material on the image transfer surface and a stand-by position departing from the material on the image transfer surface. Additionally, a cam on a lever moves the retractable blade to the stand-by position or to the smoothing position. In an image forming apparatus a retractable blade is used to smooth contamination of unknown distribution on a belt and to move corresponding to the movement of a roller disposed proximate to the belt.

Method and apparatus for life extension of oil contaminated intermediate transfer belts

A method and apparatus for corotron cleaning management in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving an input from the corotron cleaning counter, determining if the corotron cleaning counter exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein if it is determined that the corotron cleaning counter exceeds the predetermined threshold, notifying a maintainer that the corotron requires cleaning, determining if corotron cleaning has been performed, wherein if it is determined that corotron cleaning has been performed, resetting the corotron cleaning counter.

Method and apparatus for corotron cleaning management in an image production device

A plasma sprayed TiOcoating is used to remove effluents produced during an electrical charging step using a corona charging device. The plasma spray allows for the application of TiOceramic to an aluminum dicorotron housing. Plasma spray also increases the electrical conductivity of the TiO(which is necessary for the dicorotron operation). Plasma sprayed coatings are also porous which aids in the capture and reduction of effluents.

Coating for the breakdown of corona effluents

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Evan P Kastner