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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Mark A Omelchenko, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel W Costanza, Rochester, NY (US);
James M Casella, Webster, NY (US);
Robert M Lofthus, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Orlando J Lacayo, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael F Leo, Penfield, NY (US);
Michael J Martin, Hamlin, NY (US);
Joseph M Wing, Ontario, NY (US);
Ssujan Hou, Cheshire, CT (US);
Michael R Furst, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark A Adiletta, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A single pass, multi-color electrophotographic printing machine architecture uses a vertically oriented photoconductive belt. Transfer of the toner powder images occur at the lowermost portion of the photoconductive belt. The photoconductive belt is elliptically shaped, having a major and a minor axis. N image recording stations are positioned adjacent an exterior surface of the photoconductive belt on one side of the major axis thereof. N-1 image recording stations are positioned adjacent the exterior surface of the photoconductive belt on the other side of the major axis thereof. The image recording stations record electrostatic latent images on the photoconductive belt. This architecture optimizes image registration while minimizing the overall height of the printing machine.