Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Development station with dual actuator drive
- Patent Title (中): 具有双驱动器驱动的开发站
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Application No.: US12893184Application Date: 2010-09-29
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Publication No.: US08385784B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Rodney R. Bucks , Alan E. Rapkin , Donald S. Rimai , Eric C. Stelter
- Applicant: Rodney R. Bucks , Alan E. Rapkin , Donald S. Rimai , Eric C. Stelter
- Applicant Address: US NJ Rochester
- Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
- Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Rochester
- Agent Roland R. Schindler, II
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
Development stations are provided. A development station has a housing having a recirculation path and an auger being rotatable to move the developer along at least part of the recirculation path. A first actuator drives a first end of the auger and a second actuator drives a second end. A first sensor senses a rotational position of the first end while a second sensor senses a rotational position of the second end of the auger. An auger controller causes the actuators to act so that a first force and a second force rotate the auger against a drag. The first force and the second force are less than a third force to drive an alternative auger from a driven end. The auger has a first end yield strength and a second end yield strength that are less than a driven end yield strength of the alternative auger.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120076542A1 DEVELOPMENT STATION WITH DUAL ACTUATOR DRIVE Public/Granted day:2012-03-29
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