Color electrophotographic process employing a polar organic solvent vapor
Abstract
Abstract IN A COLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS OF THE REGISTRATION DEVELOPMENT TYPE WHRE AN IMAGE BEARING PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER COMPRISING A PARTICULATE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL DISPERSED IN A THERMOSETTING RESIN IS SUBJECTED TO REPEATED SEQUENCING WHERE EACH SEQUENCING COMPRISES AT LEAST THE STEPS OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING, IMAGE EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AND DEVELOPMENT, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING THE STEPS OF REDUCING LIGHT FATIGUE BETWEEN EACH SEQUENCING ON THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER BY EXPOSING THE LAYER TO VAPORS OF A POLAR ORGANIC SOLVENT AFTER EACH SEQUENCING EXCEPT THE LAST OF THE SEQUENCINGS, THE POLAR ORGANIC SOLVENT HAVING A MINIMUM SPECIFIC DIELECTRIC CONSTANT OF AT LEAST 5 TO 20*C., AND MAINTAINING THE INTENSITY OF THE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING STEPS SO THAT THE INTENSITY OF ANY ONE CHARGING STEP IS NOT GREATER THAN APPROXIMATELY THAT OF A PREVIOUS CHARGING STEP.
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- 👤 M Sato
- 👤 Y Tamai
- 👤 S Honjo
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