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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1993
Takasumi Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Tone, Tokyo, JP;
Hidemasa Aiba, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Itsukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Ove Larson, Goeteborg, SE;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Array Printers AB, Molndal, SE;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for printing directly on plain paper, utilizing an arrayed control grid having a plurality of toner slots. An alternating electrostatic field in a space between a toner carrier and a backing electrode gives toner a vibrational motion to prevent a toner clog at the slot. The field is also formed to repel the clogged toner back to the toner carrier, or to fall it down on a paper on the backing electrode during no print is performed to clean the control grid. A constitution of conductive and dielectric materials for the members assures to form the field.