IMAGING SYSTEM AND DEVICE HAVING A SIMPLIFIED ELECTRODE DESIGN

摘要

A SIMPLIFIED LAYERED IMAGING STACK CAPABLE OF BEARING A LATENT PHOTOSTATIC IMAGE COMPRISING ONLY A SINGLE SEGMENTED ELECTRODE ON ONE SIDE OF THE STACK, RATHER THAN PLATE ELECTRODES ON EACH SIDE OF THE STACK. APPROPRIATE SIZING OF THE SEGMENTED ELECTRODES ENABLES INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES TO SERVE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS EITHER THE GROUND REFERENCE FORMERLY PROVIDED BY THE ELECTRODE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STACK, OR THE COLLECTOR OF CHARGE CARRIERS REPRESENTING THE LATENT PHOTOSTATIC IMAGE. THE IMAGING STACK MAY BE USED WITH A VARIETY OF TYPES OF IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND IN FLAT OR CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATIONS.