Global Patent Index - EP 0946907 A1

EP 0946907 A1 19991006 - OPERATIONAL METHOD FOR AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER OR COPIER WITH AT LEAST TWO DEVELOPING UNITS

Title (en)

OPERATIONAL METHOD FOR AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER OR COPIER WITH AT LEAST TWO DEVELOPING UNITS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ELEKTROGRAFISCHEN DRUCKERS ODER KOPIERERS MIT MINDESTENS ZWEI ENTWICKLEREINHEITEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UNE IMPRIMANTE OU D'UNE PHOTOCOPIEUSE ELECTROGRAPHIQUE COMPORTANT AU MOINS DEUX UNITES DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Publication

EP 0946907 A1 19991006 (DE)

Application

EP 97951856 A 19971217

Priority

  • DE 9702954 W 19971217
  • DE 19652866 A 19961218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9827472A1] The invention relates to a method for operating an electrographic printer or copier, wherein toner particles of varying colors are applied to a toner image carrier by at least two developing units (100, 102). A force field is applied to at least one section (A', B', C', A'', B'', C'') of the travel path of the toner particles from a toner container to the toner image carrier (12), thereby conveying the toner particles in the direction of the toner image carrier (12). When both developing units (100, 102) are in rest position, conveyance of toner particles to the section (A', B', C', A'', B'', C'') is interrupted by modification of the force field.

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/16; G03G 15/01

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/0126 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/0806 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/017 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9827472A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9827472 A1 19980625; DE 59706460 D1 20020328; EP 0946907 A1 19991006; EP 0946907 B1 20020220; US 6181902 B1 20010130

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9702954 W 19971217; DE 59706460 T 19971217; EP 97951856 A 19971217; US 33109399 A 19990802