A numerical method predicting paper velocity at the roller transfer unit in an electrophotographic system

Author

Okano, Satoshi ; Takehira, Osamu ; Hayama, Yuko

Author_Institution

Environ. Technol. R&D Center, Ricoh Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

fYear

2003

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2003

Firstpage

754

Lastpage

756

Abstract

A numerical method that predicts the paper velocity at the roller transfer unit in an electrophotographic system is presented including the roller slip characteristics and the tension in the paper. The roller slip characteristics are derived from the measurement of the relative velocity between the roller and a paper under an external force. The paper feeding simulation is used to calculate the tension in the paper among the registration rollers, the roller transfer unit and the fuser rollers. The paper velocity at the roller transfer unit is predicted solving the equilibrium equations between the traction given by the transfer roller and the photoreceptor drum and the tension in the paper. The predicted velocities agree well with those from experiments, which is based on the time interval sensing of the pattern of lines printed on papers.

Keywords

electrophotography; numerical analysis; printing industry; production equipment; velocity measurement; electrophotographic system; equilibrium equations; fuser rollers; numerical method; paper feeding simulation; paper tension; paper velocity prediction; photoreceptor drum; registration rollers; relative velocity measurement; roller slip characteristics; roller transfer unit; traction; Electrophotography; Numerical analysis; Velocity measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2003. EcoDesign '03. 2003 3rd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8590-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322769

Filename

1322769