Release Agent Applicator For Imaging Members In Solid Ink Jet Imaging Systems

A release agent applicator applies release agent to an imaging drum and absorbs release agent metered from the drum to extend the operational life of an image drum maintenance unit. The applicator includes a reservoir for storing release agent, the reservoir having a plurality of perforations for en...

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Main Authors LEVY MICHAEL JON, PADULA JAMES J, FIORAVANTI ALEXANDER J, MCCONVILLE PAUL J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.08.2009
Subjects
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL
APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A release agent applicator applies release agent to an imaging drum and absorbs release agent metered from the drum to extend the operational life of an image drum maintenance unit. The applicator includes a reservoir for storing release agent, the reservoir having a plurality of perforations for enabling release agent to seep from the reservoir, a containment membrane for wicking release agent from the perforations of the reservoir, and a delivery layer for delivering release agent from the containment membrane to an imaging drum, the delivery layer having pores in a range of about 50 mum to about 200 mum.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090435005