Xerox Corporation

Lawrence J Fraser

Delmer G Parker

Joseph L Scaletta

Joseph Fantuzzo

Thomas Robson

Edwin R Monkelbaan

P Keith Watson

Alan Liebman

A multicolor printing system of the type in which a plurality of latent images are recorded therein. Each one of the plurality of latent images are developed with a different color liquid developer material to form a plurality of different color liquid images. The different color liquid images are transferred, in superimposed registration with one another, to an intermediate member to form a multicolor liquid image thereon. Thereafter, the multicolor liquid image is, in turn, transferred to a sheet and fused thereto.

Multicolor printing system

An automatic development control for use in an electrophotographic apparatus. The control includes a pair of substantially planar members forming a channel therebetween through which developer flows. One of the members is constructed such that an electrostatic charge pattern is periodically formed on the surface thereof, the charge pattern being developed by the attraction of toner thereto which toner has a charge opposite to that forming the charge pattern. The member on which the developed charge pattern is formed includes a uniform, transparent conducting substrate covered with a transparent insulating layer on top of which is deposited a set of spaced-apart, opaque and electrically conducting fingers. Thus, the one member includes alternate opaque and transparent areas. By grounding the electrically conducting fingers which are all interconnected and by driving the substrate alternately positive and negative, toner is deposited on the transparent areas during the application of one half cycle of voltage and during the following half cycle the toner is deposited on the opaque fingers and scavenged from the transparent areas. The optical density of the toner deposited is directly related to the toner concentration in the developer. The one member then forms part of the toner concentration control.

Automatic development control

A development apparatus in which a plurality of differently colored particles are dispensed into a common sump. Differently colored particles are dispensed in a pre-selected ratio to form a resultant mixture of particles in the sump having a pre-selected color. This mixture is subsequently deposited on a latent image rendering the image visible in the pre-selected color.

Color development system

A xerographic system, particularly color, is disclosed. To offset the side effects of the relatively high bias potentials applied to the magnetic brush developer roll or rolls and the tendency thereof to create fields adverse to edge and fringe development, a field sensitive corona generating device is provided to raise potentials of the image background areas after exposure but before development.

Charging system for electrostatic reproduction machine

An apparatus arranged to develop a latent image recorded on a member with particles stored in the chamber of the housing. A plurality of differently colored particles are housed remotely from the chamber. Particles of a selected color are advanced to the chamber so as to be deposited on the latent image. The foregoing abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

Multi-color development system

A magnetizable donor is magnetized to define a microfield with a characteristic spacing between pole centers of about 0.010 inches. The strong short range fields between poles pick up and hold a thin uniform and continuous layer of magnetic toner. The layer of toner is then electrostatically charged and brought into close proximity to a receptor, without touching the same, where only latent image areas of the receptor attract toner from the donor layer.

Magnetic microfield donor system

An apparatus which renders a latent image visible by depositing developer material thereon. The apparatus includes a tubular member having a styrene-butadiene layer coated on a nonmagnetic roll. Magnets are disposed interiorly of the tubular member to attract the developer material thereto. The developer material is transported into contact with the latent image to produce a powder image thereon.

Developer roll

An electrostatic type copying or reproduction machine incorporating, as an integral, part of the machine photoconductive member, a signal generating electrode for use in controlling one or more of the machine processing parameters.

Photoreceptor for electrostatic reproduction machines with built-in

To realize the advantages which sometimes attach to the use of electrically conductive carrier particles, the electrodes within development systems and cleaning systems for electrostatographic processors, such as xerographic copiers and duplicators, are coated or otherwise held in intimate contact with a sufficiently thick layer of material having a resistivity which is selected to prevent carrier caused short circuit events from producing irreversible damage and to localize the effects of such events. As a general rule, a 1-25 mil thick layer of a material having a resistivity in the range of 10.sup.7 - 10.sup.9 ohm.sup.. cm is adequate for that purpose.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Lawrence J Fraser