Establishing distances between developer roller surfaces and electrodes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11340536-B2
Application number	US-201816604301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2018
Priority date	Feb 14, 2018
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

In one example of the disclosure, a developer system includes a housing and a developer roller. A first electrode and a second electrode are disposed in the housing, the first and second electrodes to create an electrical charge to cause transfer of printing fluid to a developer roller surface. The developer roller is rotatably connected to the housing. The developer includes a surface, a bearing to support and enable rotation of an axle attached to the developer roller, and a plurality of stop pins. The plurality of stop pins are connected to the housing. The stop pins are to support the bearings and to establish target distances between the developer roller surface and the first electrode and second electrodes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A developer system for use in a printer, comprising:
a housing;
a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in the housing, the first and second electrodes to create an electrical charge to cause transfer of printing fluid to a developer roller surface;
a developer roller rotatably connected to the housing, the developer roller including
the developer roller surface;
a bearing to support and enable rotation of an axle attached to the developer roller;

a plurality of stop pins connected to the housing, the plurality of stop pins
to support the bearing:
to establish a first target distance between the developer roller surface and the first electrode and a second target distance between the developer roller surface and the second electrode; and
including an eccentric stop pin that is rotatable to a plurality of predefined positions.

2. The developer system of claim 1 , wherein the first target distance and the second target distance are a same distance.

3. The developer system of claim 1 ,
wherein the bearing is a first bearing and further comprising a second bearing; and
wherein the plurality of stop pins includes a first set of stop pins to support the first bearing and a second set of stop pins to support the second bearing.

4. The developer system of claim 3 , wherein the housing includes a first end cap and a second end cap, and wherein
each of the first and second electrodes is attached to the first end cap, extends through the housing, and is attached to the second end cap;
the first set of stop pins are situated within the first endcap and the first bearing rests on the first set of stop pins; and
the second set of stop pins are situated within the second endcap and the second bearing rests on the second set of stop pins.

5. The developer system of claim 1 , wherein the eccentric stop pin is rotatable to the plurality of predefined positions according to mating elements in the first end cap.

6. The developer system of claim 1 , wherein first set of stop pins includes a replaceable stop pin.

7. The developer system of claim 1 , further comprising a gap measurement component to:
receive predicted distance data indicative of a predicted distance between the developer roller surface and the first electrode and a second predicted distance between the developer roller surface and the second electrode; and
determine an attribute for each of the plurality of stop pins based upon the first and second predicted distances.

8. The developer system of claim 7 , wherein the gap measurement component is to cause provision of a user instruction as to installing the plurality of stop pins according to the determined attributes.

9. The developer system of claim 7 , wherein the gap measurement component is to receive predicted distance data indicative of a plurality of predicted distances between the developer roller surface and each of the first electrode and second electrode along the length of the developer roller surface, and is to determine the attribute for each of the plurality of stop pins based upon the plurality of predicted distances.

10. A method of manufacturing a system for use in a printer, comprising:
receiving distance data indicative of a first predicted distance between a developer roller surface and a first electrode and a second predicted distance between the developer roller surface and a second electrode;
wherein the first and second electrodes are disposed in a housing and are for creating an electrical charge to cause transfer of printing fluid to the developer roller surface during a printing operation;
wherein the developer roller surface is a surface of a developer roller rotatably connected to the housing; and
determining an attribute for each of a plurality of stop pins based upon the first and second predicted distances; and
providing a user instruction as to installing the plurality of stop pins according to the determined attributes, the installed stop pins to support bearings of the development roller and to establish target distances between the developer roller surface and the first and second electrodes.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining an attribute for each of the plurality of stop pins includes determining a diameter for each of the stop pins.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the received distance data was captured utilizing a laser measuring device with circumference dimensions substantially the same as the development roller, the laser measuring device having been inserted into a position to be later occupied by the development roller.

13. A printer, comprising:
a photo imaging plate;
a print agent developer system to apply print agent to the photo imaging plate, the print agent developer system including
a housing;
a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in the housing, the first and second electrodes to create an electrical charge to cause transfer of printing fluid to a developer roller surface;
a developer roller rotatably connected to the housing, the developer roller including
the developer roller surface;
a plurality of bearings to support and enable rotation of an axle attached to the developer roller; and

a plurality of stop pins connected to the housing, the plurality of stop pins
to support the bearings;
to establish a first target distance between the developer roller surface and the first electrode and a second target distance between the developer roller surface and the second electrode; and
including an eccentric stop pin that is rotatable to a plurality of predefined positions.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Berger Shachar
• Shanun Sagie
• Katz Roman
• Rahamim Shai
• Arbeli Hay
• Elbaz Eyal
• Froom Alon
• Cohen Lavi

Classifications

• G03G15/104 Primary

  Preparing, mixing, transporting or dispensing developer · CPC title

• G03G15/065 Primary

  Arrangements for controlling the potential of the developing electrode · CPC title

• G03G2215/0643

  Electrodes in developing area, e.g. wires, not belonging to the main donor part · CPC title