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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy P. Foley, Marion, NY (US);
Douglas A. Gutberlet, Ontario, NY (US);
Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy P. Foley, Marion, NY (US);
Douglas A. Gutberlet, Ontario, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for developing in a development zone a latent image recorded on a surface, including a housing defining a chamber storing at least a supply of toner therein; a donor member disposed at least partially in the chamber of the housing and spaced from the surface, the donor member being adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis to transport toner to the development zone in a region opposed from the surface; and a wire assembly module mounted in the development zone and extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the wire assembly module including a wire and a drive/cleaning system for translating and cleaning portions of the wire in the development zone, and a power supply for electrically biasing the wire to form a toner powder cloud in the development zone for developing the latent image.