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Development System by Toner Transportation Using Traveling Wave Electric Field
Katsumi Adachi
Shinji Yamana
Tadashi Nakamura
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2005.21.1.art00067_2  Published Online :  January 2005
Abstract

We report on a development system by toner transportation using traveling wave electric field as a new non-contact development system for high-quality images. Toner is carried in a cloud-like state at high speed, but the toner gradually adheres to the surface of a FPC (used as toner conveyer), and the FPC is charged up as a result of contact with the toner. To solve this problem, we developed a new structure in which the FPC surface is covered by a thin, high-resistivity rotating belt. With this structure, it continuously removes the adhering toner and electrostatic charge. As a result, stable toner transportation is achieved without above-mentioned problems. By using this non-contact development system, we have achieved high quality image reproduction, resolving a closely arranged dot pattern of 1 by 1 to isolated 1200 dpi dot pattern.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Katsumi Adachi, Shinji Yamana, Tadashi Nakamura, "Development System by Toner Transportation Using Traveling Wave Electric Field"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP21),  2005,  pp 597 - 601,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2005.21.1.art00067_2

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Development System by Toner Transportation Using Traveling Wave Electric Field
AdachiKatsumi
YamanaShinji
NakamuraTadashi
01012005
2005
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597
601
2005
We report on a development system by toner transportation using traveling wave electric field as a new non-contact development system for high-quality images. Toner is carried in a cloud-like state at high speed, but the toner gradually adheres to the surface of a FPC (used as toner conveyer), and the FPC is charged up as a result of contact with the toner. To solve this problem, we developed a new structure in which the FPC surface is covered by a thin, high-resistivity rotating belt. With this structure, it continuously removes the adhering toner and electrostatic charge. As a result, stable toner transportation is achieved without above-mentioned problems. By using this non-contact development system, we have achieved high quality image reproduction, resolving a closely arranged dot pattern of 1 by 1 to isolated 1200 dpi dot pattern.