摘要 |
A large format single pass printer, having a printing width (PW) for printing a toner image on a substrate, the substrate having a width (WS) and a length (LS), comprising a printhead structure with an array of printing apertures, with length, LA, and control electrodes associated therewith, a charged toner conveyer, CTC, with a length, LCTC>=LA and a number n, equal to or larger than 2, of toner applicators with width PWEi<LCTC for applying charged toner particles to said CTC, said number n being chosen such thatwhereini) a single central conditioning unit for controlling and monitoring the condition of the developer is provided, and ii) the central conditioning unit is equipped with means for circulating the developer to all of the toner applicators and back to the central unit.
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