EP 1003083 A1 20000524 - A device for large format printing comprising a single central conditioning unit for controlling and monitoring the condition of the developer
Title (en)
A device for large format printing comprising a single central conditioning unit for controlling and monitoring the condition of the developer
Title (de)
Grossformatdrucker mit einer zentralen Konditioniereinheit zur Kontrolle und Überwachung des Entwicklerzustandes
Title (fr)
Appareil d'impression pour imprimer à grand format avec une unité central de conditionnement pour commander et surveiller de la condition d'un révélateur
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 98203873 A 19981116
Abstract (en)
A large format single pass printer, having a printing width (PW) for printing a toner image on a substrate, the substrate having a width (WS) and a length (LS), comprising a printhead structure with an array of printing apertures, with length, LA, and control electrodes associated therewith, a charged toner conveyer, CTC, with a length, LCTC ≥ LA and a number n, equal to or larger than 2, of toner applicators with width PWEi < LCTC for applying charged toner particles to said CTC, said number n being chosen such that <MATH> wherein i) a single central conditioning unit for controlling and monitoring the condition of the developer is provided, and ii)the central conditioning unit is equipped with means for circulating the developer to all of the toner applicators and back to the central unit. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/385 (2006.01); G03G 15/05 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G03G 15/08 (2013.01); G03G 15/346 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1003083 A1 20000524; EP 1003083 B1 20010411; DE 69800703 D1 20010517; DE 69800703 T2 20011025; JP 2000141737 A 20000523
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98203873 A 19981116; DE 69800703 T 19981116; JP 32247799 A 19991112