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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Truman F Kellie, Lakeland, MN (US);
Steven C Jensen, Maplewood, MN (US);
Riyad Moe, Austin, TX (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A squeegee apparatus and method for removing excess developer liquid from an imaging substrate in a liquid electrographic imaging system make use of a squeegee roller having a core with a crowned profile. With determination of a proper loading force, the squeegee apparatus and method achieve substantially uniform loading force along the length of the squeegee roller, and thus along the width of a nip formed along an the imaging region of the imaging substrate. As a result, the squeegee apparatus and method provide substantially uniform removal of developer liquid from the imaging substrate, enhancing quality of an ultimate printed image.