摘要 |
The present invention relates to an image forming device in which an image information is converted into a pattern of control voltage pulses which modulate a transport of charged particles from a particle source toward an image receiving member. The image forming device includes a printhead structure arranged between said particle source and said image receiving member, said printhead structure having a plurality of apertures and control electrodes arranged in conjunction to said apertures, a spacer element arranged between said printhead structure and said particle source to maintain a predetermined distance between said particle source and said plurality of apertures; and a spacer voltage source connected to said spacer element for supplying a stabilization voltage to the spacer element for preventing said charged particles from adhering onto the spacer element due to frictional forces therebetween. By means of the invention, an improved image forming device is provided. |