Universal printhead
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1. A printhead for use in an image forming system, comprising:
- a first plurality of segmented electrodes coupled to a layer of dielectric material; and
a second plurality of electrodes coupled to said dielectric material, wherein one or more of said first plurality of electrodes intersects one or more of said second plurality of electrodes to form a plurality of charge generating sites, said charge generating sites being generally arranged along only a pair of rows.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a universal printhead is disclosed that functions independently of the diameter of a charge receiving dielectric drum, while optimizing print quality. The printhead includes two sets of electrodes mutually separated by a dielectric. Each of the electrodes from the first layer crosses each of the electrodes from the second layer forming a plurality of charge generating sites. The charge generating sites are generally disposed in only two rows.
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1. A printhead for use in an image forming system, comprising:
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a first plurality of segmented electrodes coupled to a layer of dielectric material; and
a second plurality of electrodes coupled to said dielectric material, wherein one or more of said first plurality of electrodes intersects one or more of said second plurality of electrodes to form a plurality of charge generating sites, said charge generating sites being generally arranged along only a pair of rows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image forming system, comprising:
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an image forming device including a printhead, said printhead comprising;
a first plurality of electrodes having a generally planar disposition and being segmented;
a second plurality of electrodes having a generally planar disposition layered upon and oriented substantially parallel with said first plurality of electrodes and forming a plurality of charge generating sites with said first plurality of electrodes, said sites being generally disposed in two rows; and
a layer of dielectric material separating said first plurality and said second plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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