REGENERATION OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER IN ELECTROGRAPHIC PROCESS

摘要

A process for regenerating a photoconductive layer which has been utilized in an electrographic process wherein the layer is regenerated by removing surface particles of the layer from the remainder of the layer. Abrading the layer to remove the surface particles of the layer is the preferred embodiment of performing the process of the present invention. The regeneration can be performed prior to the formation of a latent electrostatic image in an electrophotographic duplicating process. The process of the present invention is especially useful with layers containing organic materials and also when incorporated in an electrophotographic process which includes forming a latent electrostatic image on a surface and transferring the latent electrostatic image from that surface.