Grounded intermediate transfer members
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
- a photo imaging plate;
a photoconductor attached to the photo imaging plate, the photoconductor to receive an electrostatic charge pattern corresponding to an image;
a developer to apply a colorant to the photoconductor corresponding to the image;
an intermediate transfer member to transfer the image from the photoconductor onto a substrate, the intermediate transfer member having a grounded potential; and
a transfer blanket wrapped around an outer surface of the intermediate transfer member.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus is described comprising a photoconductor for receiving an electrostatic charge pattern corresponding to an image, and one or more developers for applying a colorant to the photoconductor representative of the image. The apparatus further comprises a transfer member for transferring the image from the photoconductor onto a substrate, wherein the transfer member has a substantially grounded potential.
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a photo imaging plate; a photoconductor attached to the photo imaging plate, the photoconductor to receive an electrostatic charge pattern corresponding to an image; a developer to apply a colorant to the photoconductor corresponding to the image; an intermediate transfer member to transfer the image from the photoconductor onto a substrate, the intermediate transfer member having a grounded potential; and a transfer blanket wrapped around an outer surface of the intermediate transfer member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a photo imaging plate having a grounded potential; a photoconductor attached to the photo imaging plate, the photoconductor to receive an electrostatic charge pattern representative of an image; a developer to apply a colorant to the photoconductor representative of the image; and an intermediate transfer member to transfer the image from the photoconductor onto a substrate, the intermediate transfer member having a grounded potential. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of printing onto a substrate, the method comprising:
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forming an electrostatic charge pattern representative of an image on a photoconductor attached to a photo imaging plate having a grounded potential; developing the image on the photoconductor using a colorant; transferring the image from the photoconductor onto a grounded intermediate transfer member; and transferring the image from the intermediate transfer member to a substrate.
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