Title :
A new nonlevitated mode of traveling wave toner transport
Author :
Schmidlin, Fred W.
Author_Institution :
Xerox Webster Res. Center, NY, USA
Abstract :
A mode of transporting charged particles with a traveling electrostatic wave is described. Structures specifically designed to produce a running wave of sufficient strength to move a typical xerographic toner along a surface without altering their charge are described. Experimental results are presented which show that the toner particles move synchronously with the wave as tiny clouds. Thus the transport mode is akin to the hopping mode yet distinguishable from it because the present mode is not functional in the low-frequency region studied. Measurements of the mass transport rate that characterize the present mode of transport are presented, along with representative development characteristics which illustrate the potential of traveling-wave transport as a sensitive scavengeless xerographic development process.<>
Keywords :
electrophotography; electrostatic devices; electrostatics; charge transport; hopping mode; mass transport rate; photocopying; transport mode; traveling electrostatic wave; travelling wave; xerographic toner; Clouds; Electrostatics; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1988.25272
