US4977430A
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Transfer roller power supply
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1988-06-24
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2008-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A power supply system for transfer rollers associated with electrostatographic marking engines. The power supply system includes a power source having a fixed and constant output parameter, such as current or voltage. Additional resistance is connected to the output of the power source to provide the most desirable bias level on the transfer roller under actual operting and material conditions. With a constant current source, a resistance is connected in parallel with the load impedance of the roller system. With a constant voltage source, the resistance is connected in series between the voltage source and the roller system.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher J. Florack
- 👤 William Y. Fowlkes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:16
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/1665; G03G15/167; G03G15/1675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
Apparatus for determining the bias voltage for a transfer member in an electrostatographic marking engine, said apparatus comprising: a constant current power supply having an output terminal and a fixed output between the range of 60 and 100 microamps; means for electrically connecting the output terminal of the constant current power supply to the transfer member; and a resistance element connected in parallel with the transfer member for reducing the amount of the constant current from the power supply which is applied to the transfer member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
Apparatus for determining the bias voltage for a transfer member in an electrostatographic marking engine, said apparatus comprising: a constant current power supply having an output terminal and a fixed output between the range of 60 and 100 microamps; means for electrically connecting the output terminal of the constant current power supply to the transfer member; and a resistance element connected in parallel with the transfer member for reducing the amount of the constant current from the power supply which is applied to the transfer member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
Apparatus for determining the bias voltage for a transfer roller of a copying-printing machine, said apparatus comprising: a two-terminal constant current power supply having a fixed output of between 60 and 100 microamps; a resistance element having a resistance between 35 and 70 megohms, said resistance element being connected between the two terminals of the power supply; and means for connecting the power supply to the transfer roller, thereby effectively paralleling the resistance of the transfer roller with said resistance element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
Apparatus for determining the bias voltage for a transfer roller of a copying-printing machine, said apparatus comprising: a two-terminal constant current power supply having a fixed output of between 60 and 100 microamps; a resistance element having a resistance between 35 and 70 megohms, said resistance element being connected between the two terminals of the power supply; and means for connecting the power supply to the transfer roller, thereby effectively paralleling the resistance of the transfer roller with said resistance element.
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