Abstract: A single piece control grid electrode for a corona charging device for charging a curvilinear shaped dielectric support member with improved charging uniformity and consistency and with lower assembly and service cost. The single piece control grid is formed by a plurality of integral planar segments angularly oriented with respect to each other so that each segment may be equally spaced from the curvilinear shaped dielectric support member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 22, 2003
Assignee:
NexPress Solutions LLC
Inventors:
Scott Thomas Slattery, Thomas C. Bidwell, Michael Donovan Dunn