| 摘要 |
<p>A drying system and method for an imaging system (10) employing a gap drying system. The imaging system (10) includes a photoreceptor (12), such as a photoconductor belt (12). A mechanism moves the photoconductor belt in a first direction along a transport path. A scanner mechanism (24, 26, 28, 30) is positioned along the transport path for scanning a laser beam along the photoconductor belt based on image data to form a latent image of the photoconductor belt. A development station (32, 34, 36, 38) is positioned along the transport path. The development station includes a mechanism for applying a toner to a first major surface of the photoconductor belt, the toner including a carrier liquid. A gap drying system (40) is operably located along the transport path, wherein the gap drying system removes excess carrier liquid from the photoconductor belt. The gap drying system includes a carrier liquid (i.e., solvent) vapor recovery system which is integral the gap drying system, and as such, the imaging system does not require an additional separate carrier liquid recovery/condenser unit.</p> |
