Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Rainer Koefferlein

Bernhard Schlageter

Erich Baier

Hans Manzer

Anton Stuerzer

A transfer station for an electrographic printer that can be operated in tandem mode for both-sided printing of an elongate recording medium contains a pressure element in the transfer region, the pressure element resiliently pressing the recording medium against the photoconductive drum over its width at least during the transfer process and thereby compensating irregularities of the recording medium. It is constructed multilayer of a plastic foil having a metal foil arranged thereon, this serving the purpose of picking up and eliminating electrostatic charges that occur in the contact region with the recording medium. The caries effect in transfer printing is thereby prevented. The pressure element is replaceably arranged in a holder as a wear part.

Transfer station with pressure element for an electrographic printer or

Electrophotographic printer means with regulated electrophotographic

Non-mechanical printer or copier means comprising an exposure means

Isorunning-counterrunning developer station for an electrophotographic

In a paper stacking device for pre-folded continuous form paper wherein the paper web is supplied to a deposit table from below and the paper stack is built up proceeding from below, a stepping motor is coupled in terms of drive to the feed region, this stepping motor generating the reciprocating stacking motion by reversal of rotational sense, whereby the lift and the motion sequence are controllable via an electronic control device dependent on the form length. The seating surface for the acceptance bands accepting the paper stack is formed by discrete support elements; the deflection rollers themselves thereby serve for taking up the supporting bands. The paper stacking device can be an integrated component of the printer and is pivoted into and out of the latter.

Paper web stacking controlled by electronic motor controlled by form

In a developer station for an electrophotographic printing or copying machine, there is provided apparatus which affords effective intermixing of carrier and toner particles in the developer mix and which enables the developer mix to be removed from the station prior to replacement in an automatic and simplified fashion. Transport and developer rollers are mounted in the station for conducting developer mix from a supply chamber to communication with a charge image carrier. A pair of rotary screws are disposed in the station on one side of the rollers with conveyance directions opposite to one another for conducting developer mix back and forth through the station enabling fresh toner to blend into the developer mix and maintaining uniform mixing of toner and carrier particles of the mix. On the other side of the developer roller from the mixing screws, there is provided a guide plate assembly which receives developer mix spilled off the top of the developer drum after passing by the image carrier and conducts this spilled-off mix laterally through the housing toward one end of the housing. At this one end of the housing there is provided a discharge opening in the housing floor underlying the flow communication between the first screw receiving the fresh toner and the second screw disposed in the main body mix supply chamber. Overlying the discharge opening and extending between a stripper means acting upon the developer roller and the discharge opening is a discharge plate which serves to conduct stripped away developer mix particles into the discharge opening. For removal of developer mix from the station, particles are conveyed by the mixing screws, the developer and transport rollers, the guide plate assembly, and the discharge plate until substantially all of the developer mix contained in the station is passed into the discharge opening.

Magnetic brush developing station

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Munich, Germany

Rainer Koefferlein