LaserJet Printer Demo PQTS TEAM 2013-09-16
Background LaserJet as a brand name identifies the line of dry electrophotography (DEP) laser marketed by the American computer company Hewlett-Packard (HP). The HP LaserJet was the world's first desktop laser printer. Electrophotography (xerography) process was invented by Chester Carlson in 1938. The creation of a visible image using electrostatic latent image in the form of surface charging patterns on a photoconductive surface. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hp_laserjet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xerography
How does xerography work 1. Charging 2. Exposure 3. Development 4. Transfer 5. Fusing 6. Cleaning
Image Formation Process ( M575)
Step 1 of 10: Pre-exposure Step 1: Pre-exposure Light from the pre-exposure LED strikes the surface of the photosensitive drum to remove any residual electrical charges from the drum surface.
Step 2 of 10: Primary charging Step 2: Primary charging The primary-charging roller contacts the photosensitive drum and charges the drum with negative potential.
Step 3 of 10: Laser-beam exposure Step 3: Laser-beam exposure The laser beam strikes the surface of the photosensitive drum in the areas where the image will form. The negative charge neutralizes in those areas, which are then ready to accept toner.
Step 4 of 10: Development Step 4: Development Toner acquires a negative charge as the developing cylinder contacts the developing blade. Because the negatively charged surface of the photosensitive drums have been neutralized where they have been struck by the laser beam, the toner adheres to those areas on the drums. The latent image becomes visible on the surface of each drum.
Step 5 of 10: Primary transfer Step 5: Primary transfer The positively charged primarytransfer rollers contact the ITB, giving the ITB a positive charge. The ITB attracts the negatively charged toner from the surface of each photosensitive drum, and the complete toner image transfers onto the ITB, beginning with yellow, followed by magenta, cyan, and black.
Step 6 of 10: Secondary transfer Step 6: Secondary transfer The paper acquires a positive charge from the secondarytransfer roller, and so it attracts the negatively charged toner from the surface of the ITB. The complete toner image transfers onto the paper.
Step 7 of 10: Separation Step 7: Separation The stiffness of the paper causes it to separate from the ITB as the ITB bends. The staticcharge eliminator removes excess charge from the paper to ensure that the toner fuses correctly.
Step 8 of 10: Fusing Step 8: Fusing To create the permanent image, the paper passes through heated, pressurized rollers to melt the toner onto the page.
Step 9 of 10: ITB cleaning Step 9: ITB cleaning The cleaning blade scrapes the residual toner off the surface of the ITB. The residual-toner-feed screw deposits residual toner in the toner collection box.
Step 10 of 10: Drum cleaning Step 10: Drum cleaning Inside the toner cartridge, the cleaning blade removes residual toner from the surface of the drum to prepare it for the next image. The waste toner falls into the hopper in the print cartridge.
Step 1 of 10: Pre-exposure ( again in the cycle) Step 1: Pre-exposure Light from the pre-exposure LED strikes the surface of the photosensitive drum to remove any residual electrical charges from the drum surface.
Switches and sensors for the pickup, feed, and delivery system( M575)
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