Abstract: Method for the controlled injection of a liquid in a tube by means of a peristaltic type pump actuated by a rotary d.c. motor (12) controlled by a control unit (10) such as a microprocessor, wherein an optical encoder (18) sends pulses to said control unit (10) during the intermittent operation of the motor. The method comprises operating the motor for period corresponding to a number of pulses equal to a set value. For each operating phase of the motor (12), equal to a predetermined number of pulses, the set value is reduced by the number of pulses transmitted during the preceding deceleration phase when the power supply is interrupted. The resulting error in the level of the volume of liquid to be injected thus remains approximately constant for the entire length of the injection period. The method according to the invention may be advantageously used in a programmable portable infusion system.

Abstract: An optical system for x-rays combines at least two spherical or near spherical mirrors for each dimension in grazing incidence orientation to provide the functions of a lens in the x-ray region. To focus x-ray radiation in both the X and the Y dimensions, one of the mirrors focusses the X dimension, a second mirror focusses the Y direction, a third mirror corrects the X dimension by removing comatic aberration and a fourth mirror corrects the Y dimension. Spherical aberration may also be removed for an even better focus. The order of the mirrors is unimportant.

Abstract: A Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) includes a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (FLC) layer that is contained in a thin gap or cavity between an upper cover glass and a lower Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) chip. The circuits on the VLSI/CMOS chip are wire connected to an underlying substrate member. A selected volume and vertical height of medium and small size solder joints between the VLSI chip and the substrate member produce self aligning of the VLSI chip with the underlying substrate member during solder reflow. These solder joints also produce an upward directed force that urges the VLSI chip in an upward direction away from the substrate member during solder reflow. A selected volume and vertical height of large size solder joints between the substrate member and the cover glass produce a downward directed force that urges the cover glass in a downward direction during solder reflow.

Abstract: A plurality of paper paths are established for recirculating cut sheets through an image transfer station as in color xerography. Cut sheets of a variety of possible lengths are repetitively fed through the image transfer station by selecting the recirculating paper path that allows maximum machine throughput speed The shortest paper path is established by the peripheral circumference of a drum. Additional paper paths are established by combinations of gates, conveyors and/or drums positioned and controlled for receiving copy sheets longer than the first drum can accommodate.

Abstract: An early roll closure method and apparatus associated with an electrophotographic or xerographic device for fixing a toner image onto a copy sheet by application of heat and pressure. A lower closing force is exerted on the fuser rollers during early roll closure than when fixing an image to a copy sheet. The use of a backup roll made of bare metal facilitates this technique. This early roll closure method also allows the temperature of the heated fuser roll to be reduced along the entire circumference. The early roll closure is only allowed to occur on the first sheet of a copy or fusing run.

Abstract: A fuser roll apparatus in a toner fixing station associated with an electrophotographic or xerographic device for fixing a toner image onto a copy sheet by the application of heat and pressure. The fusing apparatus includes a pair of fuser rollers and a linkage mechanism coupling a control cam and the fuser rollers. An electromechanically operated latch, in the form of a solenoid, is interposed in the linkage mechanism coupling the control cam and fuser rollers. So long as the solenoid is energized, the opening of the rollers is controlled solely by the rotation of the cam. If the solenoid is deenergized however, the rollers are maintained in an open position. Thereafter, until the solenoid is again energized, the rollers remain open and are unaffected by rotational movement of the cam.

Abstract: A corona wire, either directly or through an auxiliary element, engages the spiral thread of a screw-like stub member mounted on the housing of a corona charging apparatus to provide a simple, low cost and easily assembled corona wire adjuster. The stub member is mounted on the housing such that it may be rotationally driven much like a screw, but, unlike a screw, will not move into or out of the housing as it is rotated. Rotation of the stub member causes the corona wire to move in a direction parallel to the stub member axis in response to the thread engagement and thereby change its position relative to a photoconductor surface.