Light-emitting-device head and image forming apparatus with switching unit defining switching positions coinciding with dots in an image

    公开(公告)号:US11366416B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17141767

    申请日:2021-01-05

    IPC分类号: G03G15/04 G03G15/34

    摘要: A light-emitting-device head includes a first light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction; a second light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction, the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlapping the first light-emitting-device arrangement in a second scanning direction at least in part; an optical device that forms an electrostatic latent image by focusing light emitted from the light emitting devices on a photoconductor and exposing the photoconductor to the light; and a switching unit that switches the light-emitting-device arrangement to be lit up between the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement at a switching position defined at any position in an overlapping portion where the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlap each other. The electrostatic latent image is composed of dots formed by a screening process performed with a screen having a predetermined screen angle. The switching unit defines the switching position such that when points in the electrostatic latent image that coincide with the switching position are connected to one another by a line, the line forms a zigzag shape while overlapping some of the dots, the zigzag shape including a line segment extending at the screen angle.

    THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220169059A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17673179

    申请日:2022-02-16

    摘要: A printing assembly for thermal transfer printing is disclosed. The assembly comprises at least one first printing system comprising a transfer member having an imaging surface on the front side, a coating station at which a monolayer of thermoplastic particles is applied to the imaging surface, an imaging station at which electromagnetic radiation (EM) is applied, optionally via the rear side of the transfer member, to selected regions of the imaging surface to render the particles coating the selected regions tacky, a transfer station at which only the regions of the particles coating that have been rendered tacky are transferred to a substrate to form an adhesive image; and at least one more downstream printing system. The transfer member includes on its front side an EM radiation absorbing layer, the imaging surface being formed on, or as part of, the absorbing layer, and on its rear side a body which can optionally be transparent to EM radiation.

    Thermal transfer printing
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10913835B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16464782

    申请日:2016-11-30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for thermal transfer printing onto selected regions of a substrate are disclosed. The method comprises: a) providing a transfer member having an imaging surface; b) coating the imaging surface with particles formed of, or coated with, a thermoplastic polymer; c) removing substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the imaging surface to leave a uniform monolayer particle coating on the imaging surface; d) applying energy to selected regions of the imaging surface to heat and render tacky particles of corresponding regions of the monolayer coating; and e) pressing at least portions of the imaging surface and the substrate surface against one another, either during and/or after application of energy, to cause transfer to the surface of the substrate of the particles of the corresponding regions that have been rendered tacky. The monolayer coating can be replenished with new particles and the cycle repeated.

    Powder coating apparatus
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09977383B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-22

    申请号:US14826768

    申请日:2015-08-14

    IPC分类号: B05C9/06 G03G15/34

    CPC分类号: G03G15/346 B05C9/06

    摘要: A powder coating apparatus includes: a transport device that transports an object to be coated; an applying unit disposed to be opposed to a surface to be coated of the transported object to be coated and applying a charged thermosetting powder coating material onto the surface to be coated of the object to be coated, that includes an applying section including a cylindrical or columnar applying member that is disposed to be separated from the surface to be coated of the object to be coated, and a supplying section including a cylindrical or columnar supplying member that supplies the powder coating material onto the surface of the applying member; a voltage applying device; and a heating device.

    Image forming device comprising a direct image forming element
    7.
    发明授权
    Image forming device comprising a direct image forming element 有权
    图像形成装置,包括直接成像元件

    公开(公告)号:US09280083B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-08

    申请号:US14472630

    申请日:2014-08-29

    IPC分类号: G03G15/34 G03G15/08 G03G17/00

    摘要: An image forming device includes at least one image forming element moving past an image forming station in which toner is deposited on a surface of the image forming element, which surface is facing the image forming station, said image forming element including a core layer forming a core of the image forming element and including a plurality of tracks comprising electrodes individually connected to corresponding drivers, and a semi-conducting top layer forming the surface of the image forming element, wherein the image forming element further includes an isolating layer in-between the core layer and the semi-conducting top layer, which isolating layer includes a plurality of pads each of which extends over at least one track in a non-overlapping manner, extends towards one underlying track as to form an interconnection with the one underlying track, and is filled with a conducting material in order to let each pad individually be activated by means of the driver of the underlying track in order to adhere toner on a location of the surface of the image forming element, which location corresponds to the underlying activated pad.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括至少一个图像形成元件,该图像形成元件移动经过图像形成站,在该图像形成站中,调色剂沉积在图像形成元件的表面上,该表面面向图像形成站,所述图像形成元件包括形成 图像形成元件的芯部并且包括多个轨道,其包括单独连接到相应的驱动器的电极以及形成图像形成元件的表面的半导电顶层,其中所述图像形成元件还包括位于所述图像形成元件之间的隔离层 芯层和半导电顶层,该隔离层包括多个焊盘,每个焊盘以不重叠的方式在至少一个轨道上延伸,朝向一个下层轨道延伸以形成与一个下面的轨道的互连, 并且填充有导电材料,以便通过下面的tr的驱动器使每个垫单独地被激活 以便将调色剂粘附在图像形成元件的表面的位置上,该位置对应于下面的活化垫。

    Large-particle semiporous-paper inkjet printer
    8.
    发明授权
    Large-particle semiporous-paper inkjet printer 有权
    大颗粒半透纸喷墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US08780147B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-15

    申请号:US13245964

    申请日:2011-09-27

    摘要: A printer for printing on a semiporous recording medium includes a dryer adapted to dry the semiporous recording medium to a moisture content not to exceed that of the recording medium equilibrated to 20% RH. A liquid-deposition unit deposits hydrophilic liquid in a selected fluid pattern on the recording medium within 15 seconds after the completion of drying. A charging member charges the recording medium so that a charge pattern of charged and discharged areas is formed on the recording medium and the charged areas have a potential of at least 100 V. A development station deposits charged dry ink on the medium, the dry ink having charge of the same sign as the charged areas, so that the charged dry ink is deposited on the paper in a dry ink pattern corresponding to the selected fluid pattern.

    摘要翻译: 用于在半孔记录介质上打印的打印机包括适于将半容性记录介质干燥至不超过平衡至20%RH的记录介质的水分含量的干燥器。 在完成干燥后15秒内,液体沉积单元将亲水性液体以选定的流体图案沉积在记录介质上。 充电构件对记录介质充电,使得在记录介质上形成充电和放电区域的电荷模式,并且充电区域具有至少100V的电位。显影站将带电干的油墨沉积在介质上,干墨 具有与带电区域相同符号的电荷,使得带电的干墨水以对应于所选流体图案的干墨图案沉积在纸上。

    Digital semiconductor based printing system and method
    9.
    发明申请
    Digital semiconductor based printing system and method 失效
    数字半导体印刷系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050155508A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-21

    申请号:US10956416

    申请日:2004-10-01

    摘要: A print engine suitable for printing barcodes and other patterns using charged inks includes a semiconductor memory layer having memory circuits that are coupled to one or more line elements and/or printel cells. The printel cells and line elements either attract or do not attract charged ink based on the data stored in the corresponding memory circuit. The line elements and printel cells may be configured to form a linear barcode or a 2-dimensional barcode. The charged ink may also be electrically conducting and the line elements and printel cells may be configured to form electrical structures such as electrical circuits or antennae. The charged ink may also be electrically semiconducting and by the line elements and printel cells may be configured to form electronic semiconductor devices and circuits.

    摘要翻译: 适用于使用带电墨水印刷条形码和其它图案的打印引擎包括具有耦合到一个或多个线元件和/或印刷单元的存储器电路的半导体存储器层。 基于存储在相应存储器电路中的数据,印刷电路单元和线元件吸引或不吸引带电墨水。 线元件和印刷单元可以被配置为形成线性条形码或二维条形码。 充电的墨水也可以是导电的,并且线元件和印刷电路单元可以被配置为形成诸如电路或天线的电结构。 带电墨水也可以是电半导体的,并且线元件和印刷电池单元可以被配置成形成电子半导体器件和电路。