CHARGING ELEMENTS IN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTERS
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1. A liquid electrophotographic printer comprising:
- a photo imaging plate;
a first charging element to charge the photo imaging plate;
at least one image development unit to develop a latent image by depositing a charged layer of liquid toner onto the charged photo imaging plate;
a charge erasing element to at least partially discharge the charged photo imaging plate and the charged layer of liquid toner; and
a second charging element to at least partially recharge the layer of liquid toner and the photo imaging plate.
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Abstract
In certain examples, a liquid electrophotographic printer has a charge erasing element and a charging element. The charge erasing element at least partially discharges a charged photo imaging plate and a charged layer of liquid toner and the charging element at least partially recharges the layer of liquid toner and the photo imaging plate.
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15 Claims
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1. A liquid electrophotographic printer comprising:
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a photo imaging plate; a first charging element to charge the photo imaging plate; at least one image development unit to develop a latent image by depositing a charged layer of liquid toner onto the charged photo imaging plate; a charge erasing element to at least partially discharge the charged photo imaging plate and the charged layer of liquid toner; and a second charging element to at least partially recharge the layer of liquid toner and the photo imaging plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of printing an image in a liquid electrophotographic printer, the method comprising:
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at least partially discharging a charged photo imaging plate and a charged layer of liquid toner applied on the charged photo imaging plate; at least partially recharging the layer of liquid toner and the photo imaging plate; transferring the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner from the at least partially recharged photo imaging plate to an intermediate transfer member, wherein the intermediate transfer member is grounded; and transferring the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner from the grounded intermediate transfer member to a print substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to, in a liquid electrophotographic printer:
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apply a first voltage to a first charging element to charge a photo imaging plate; control a charge erasing element to at least partially discharge the charged photo imaging plate and to at least partially discharge a charged layer of liquid toner on the charged photo imaging plate; apply a second voltage to a second charging element to at least partially recharge the layer of liquid toner and the photo imaging plate; control an intermediate transfer member to receive the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner from the at least partially recharged photo imaging plate; and control the intermediate transfer member to transfer the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner to a print substrate; wherein the processor grounds the intermediate transfer member; when the intermediate transfer member receives the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner from the at least partially recharged photo imaging plate; and when the intermediate transfer member transfers the at least partially recharged layer of liquid toner to the print substrate.
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