LIGHT PIPE FOR ACCURATE ERASURE OF PHOTOCONDUCTOR CHARGE

摘要

LIGHT PIPE FOR ACCURATE ERASURE OF PHOTOCONDUCTOR CHARGE Erase apparatus for use in an electrophotographic copier machine where an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are placed adjacent one end of a light channel with the other end adjacent a moving photoreceptive surface. The channel allows light rays to pass freely from LED to LED but contains the rays in a direction parallel to the direction of photoreceptor movement. The channel may be comprised of sides with reflective surfaces normal to the photoreceptive surface or may be a solid plastic sheet through which the rays pass. In the latter embodiment, rays are internally reflected from the surfaces of the plastic sheet. BO978013