Rapid electrostatographic belt treatment system and process

A process for treating a seamed flexible electrostatographic imaging belt including providing an imaging belt including at least one imaging layer including a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a seam extending from one edge of the belt to the other, the seam having a region on the belt adjacent each...

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Hauptverfasser: HORGAN, ANTHONY M, MISHRA, SATCHIDANAND, POST, RICHARD L, GRABOWSKI, EDWARD F, YU, ROBERT C. U, VON HOENE, DONALD C, HSIEH, BING R
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creator HORGAN, ANTHONY M
MISHRA, SATCHIDANAND
POST, RICHARD L
GRABOWSKI, EDWARD F
YU, ROBERT C. U
VON HOENE, DONALD C
HSIEH, BING R
description A process for treating a seamed flexible electrostatographic imaging belt including providing an imaging belt including at least one imaging layer including a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a seam extending from one edge of the belt to the other, the seam having a region on the belt adjacent each side of the seam and also having an exposed surface on each side of the belt, supporting the belt with at least one vacuum holding device spaced from the seam while maintaining the seam and region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam in an arcuate shape having at least a substantially semicircular cross section having a radius of curvature of between about 9.5 millimeters and about 50 millimeters, heating the thermoplastic polymer matrix of the imaging layer in the seam and the region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam to at least the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic polymer matrix without significantly heating the support member, and contacting the exposed surface of the seam and regions on each side of the belt with a gas to rapidly cool the seam and regions on each side of the belt to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer matrix while maintaining the arcuate shape of the region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam. Apparatus for carrying out this process is also disclosed.
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subjects BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVINGPURPOSES
BLASTING
CHAINS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HOLOGRAPHY
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
LIGHTING
MAGNETOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
title Rapid electrostatographic belt treatment system and process
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