Invisible seam electrostatographic belt

An endless flexible seamed belt (10) with a mechanically and electrically invisible seam (11), substantially equivalent in performance to a seamless belt, is formed by joining two ends of substrate material, each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern which...

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Main Authors SCHARFE, MERLIN E, SCHLUETER JR.,EDWARD L, LIMBURG, WILLIAM W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.12.2002
Edition7
Subjects
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVINGPURPOSES
BLASTING
CHAINS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HOLOGRAPHY
LIGHTING
MAGNETOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:An endless flexible seamed belt (10) with a mechanically and electrically invisible seam (11), substantially equivalent in performance to a seamless belt, is formed by joining two ends of substrate material, each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern which are in interlocking relationship. After the two ends are joined, a bonding material (17) is applied to the seam of the belt. When the belt is to be an electrostatographic imaging member, the electrostatics of the belt become very important. The two ends of a flexible substrate with a conductive coating applied thereto are interlocked and a conductive bonding (17) is applied to the gap between the interlocking surfaces. The undercoating layer (43) can then be applied to the adhered seam in order to smooth the seamed surface for application of the charge generating layer and the charge transfer layer. The undercoating layer (43) may be relatively thicker than current undercoating layers to insure that the seam surface is smooth.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19980307206