发明名称 |
TORQUE ASSIST METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PHOTORECEPTOR BELT SLIPPAGE IN A PRINTING MACHINE |
摘要 |
A belt drive module and a corresponding method includes or employs a belt that moves along a path, at least one support roller or other structure that supports the belt as it moves along the path, a drive roller that effects movement of the belt along the path, a tension roller that applies a tension force to the belt in order to maintain engagement of the belt with the drive and/or support rollers, at least one processing station (e.g., an image processing station) disposed along the path that performs a process relative to a predetermined position of the bel t, and a torque assist drive that applies a torque assist force T d at a location between the drive roller and the tension roller. Torque assist may be provided by a current limited DC motor or by a constant torque friction clutch applied to a roller , e.g., a stripper roller of an electrophotographic imaging system. Advantageously, th e torque assist force T d facilitates accurate positioning of the belt (e.g., latent image registrations in a color imaging process employing multiple imaging processi ng stations) by reducing slippage between the drive roller and the belt that ma y be encountered due to belt wear, toner contamination and/or other debris.</SDOA B>
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申请公布号 |
CA2363444(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.05.29 |
申请号 |
CA20012363444 |
申请日期 |
2001.11.21 |
申请人 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
发明人 |
WING, JOSEPH M.;HOU, JAMES S.;COSTANZA, DANIEL W.;LOFTHUS, ROBERT M.;FURST, MICHAEL R.;CASELLA, JAMES M.;BRESSLER, LOUIS J.;SIRIANNI, JOHN F.;ADILETTA, MARK A.;LACAYO, ORLANDO J.;LEO, MICHAEL F.;MARTIN, MICHAEL J.;OMELCHENKO, MARK A.;AHL, DAVID K. |
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G03G21/00;G03G15/00;(IPC1-7):G03G15/05;G03G15/16 |
主分类号 |
G03G21/00 |
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