Abstract: The present invention provides an ink delivery system and an ink delivery method of a liquid-type electrophotographic printer which are adapted to detect whether or not liquid in any one of containers which supply ink and a solvent to circulation tanks is exhausted without installing separate level sensors.

Abstract: Provided is a vertical writing type magnetic head including a substrate, a bottom pole formed on the substrate, and a top pole aligned with and spaced a predetermined distance apart from the bottom pole, wherein the bottom pole has a narrower width than the top pole. The magnetic write head is constructed such that the width of a bottom pole is narrower than that of a top pole, thereby reducing extension of a magnetic field at sides of a top pole and effectively preventing erasure of information of an adjacent track due to the bottom pole overlapping the adjacent track when there is a constructional skew in a hard disk drive.

Abstract: An apparatus prevents developer wraparound in a wet electrophotographic printer using wraparound preventing units. Each of the wraparound preventing units has varied diameter parts formed at both ends of a developing roller, and matching parts formed at both ends of a metering roller to correspond to the varied diameter parts of the developing roller. Since the varied diameter parts and the matching parts are respectively installed at both ends of the developing roller and the metering roller, developer wraparound is not generated in the developing roller and a photosensitive roller during development.

Abstract: A liquid image forming apparatus. A developing unit of the liquid image forming apparatus includes a developing container in which a developer is received, a developing roller having a portion which is dipped in the developer of the developing container, which is installed to be opposite to a photosensitive body, a cleaning roller which cleans the developer remaining on the surface of the developing roller after an electrostatic latent image is developed, and a squeeze roller which squeezes the cleaning roller before the developing roller is cleaned, and passes the air passing through the cleaning roller to the outside. The air passing through the cleaning roller does not pass into the developer and thus bubbles are not generated in the developer, thereby solving a problem of non-uniform developer attachment. 1293.

Abstract: A magnetic reading head is provided. The magnetic reading head reads information recorded on a recording medium having a soft underlayer and a magnetic layer stacked on the soft underlayer, and includes a magneto-resistive element and a pair of shield layers. The magneto-resistive element is positioned over the magnetic layer, keeping a predetermined distance G from the soft underlayer. The pair of shield layers are arranged parallel to the magneto-resistive element, keeping predetermined distances from both sides of the magneto-resistive element. Here, the shield layers have widths less than double of the predetermined distance G. In this structure, by properly adjusting the widths of the shield layers, magnetic fields formed by the magnetization of the recording medium under the shield layers do not affect the magnetoresistive element. As a result, sensitivity of the magnetic reading head can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic head including a bottom pole, a top pole spaced a predetermined distance apart from the bottom pole, an inductive write coil for forming a magnetic field at the bottom and top poles, and a magnetic shield layer positioned over the top pole.

Abstract: A developing system of a liquid electrophotographic image forming device includes a developer reservoir in which a developer is stored, a development container in which the developer is supplied from the developer reservoir, a development roller rotating opposite to a photosensitive drum in the development container, and a pumping portion connected between the development container and the developer reservoir via connection pipes. The pumping portion supplies the developer to the development container from the developer reservoir or exhaust the developer from the development container and return the developer to the developer reservoir. Accordingly, the developer supplying and exhausting unit of the developing system can be simplified.

Abstract: A photosensitive drum cleaning device of a wet type printer includes: a cleaning blade disposed on a photosensitive drum to contact and wipe an outer circumference of the rotating photosensitive drum, for removing a developer that has not been transferred to a transfer belt but remains on the photosensitive drum; and a developer drain holder for collecting and discharging the developer removed by the cleaning blade. The cleaning blade includes first and second guide wings which are respectively formed at opposite sides of a contact portion of the cleaning blade and the photosensitive drum and which have a predetermined height. The guide wings prevent the developer that is wiped by the cleaning blade from streaming down over the opposite sides of the cleaning blade. The guide wings are formed integrally with the cleaning blade to have a width that is thinner than the thickness of the cleaning blade.

Abstract: A liquid image developing system, including a cartridge in which a developer is stored; a supply line; a development container to which the developer is supplied from the cartridge through the supply line; a photo sensitive body in the development container; a development roller partially soaked in the developer in the development container and rotating opposite to the photosensitive body; a depositing member to create a potential difference required to attach the developer to a circumference of the development roller, opposite to the development roller; a metering blade to scratch the developer attached to the circumference of the development roller to a predetermined thickness; and an agitator to agitate the developer contained in the development container. Accordingly, a high-concentration developer can be directly used in the development operation without a dilution operation, and thus the structure to supply the developer can be considerably simplified.

Abstract: A developing system of a liquid electrophotographic image forming device. The developing system includes a developer container in which a developer is stored, a development roller which rotates opposite to a photosensitive body, and being partially soaked in the development container, and a metering blade. The metering blade has a first face contacting the circumference of the development roller and a second face by which a predetermined angle is formed with respect to the first face, which maintains a developer layer on the circumference of the development roller at a predetermined thickness. By optimizing related parameters of the metering blade, the developer layer on the development roller can be regulated, thereby achieving good image quality.

Abstract: A developing system of a liquid electrophotographic image forming device includes a developer reservoir in which a developer is stored, a development container in which the developer is supplied from the developer reservoir, a development roller rotating opposite to a photosensitive drum in the development container, and a pumping portion connected between the development container and the developer reservoir via connection pipes. The pumping portion supplies the developer to the development container from the developer reservoir or exhaust the developer from the development container and return the developer to the developer reservoir. Accordingly, the developer supplying and exhausting unit of the developing system can be simplified.

Abstract: A liquid developer imaging system and a method using the system for developing an image, including a cartridge for containing a developing solution; a developing container for receiving the developing solution supplied from the cartridge via a predetermined supply line; a developing roller partly submerged in the developing solution contained in the developing container, installed to be rotated facing a photosensitive object; and a metering blade for scraping off the developing solution coated on the surface of the developing roller to a predetermined thickness, is provided. According to the system, a developing supply structure can be considerably simplified because a high-density developing solution is directly used in developing an image without a process of diluting the solution, and an image can be developed to have high definition because the concentration of the developing solution coated on the developing roller is regularly controlled by a metering blade.

Abstract: A photosensitive belt installation device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that includes a soft cartridge which rolls up for storage, and an installation guide member which selectively attaches to the image forming apparatus. When unrolled, the cartridge, allows the simple installation of a photosensitive belt into the imaging forming apparatus. The soft cartridge is a flexible cartridge having a shape of the endless track of a belt unit of the imaging forming apparatus, and is open on both sides. The unrolled soft cartridge supports the photosensitive belt during installation, as one open side of the soft cartridge is fitted over a sloping surface of the installation guide member attached to the front frame of the belt unit. The soft cartridge is completely pushed around the belt unit along a sloping surface of the installation guide member. The photosensitive belt remains around the belt unit as the soft cartridge is pulled out.

Abstract: An ink delivery system and an ink delivery method are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a vertical writing type magnetic head including a substrate, a bottom pole formed on the substrate, and a top pole aligned with and spaced a predetermined distance apart from the bottom pole, wherein the bottom pole has a narrower width than the top pole. The magnetic write head is constructed such that the width of a bottom pole is narrower than that of a top pole, thereby reducing extension of a magnetic field at sides of a top pole and effectively preventing erasure of information of an adjacent track due to the bottom pole overlapping the adjacent track when there is a constructional skew in a hard disk drive.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic head including a bottom pole, a top pole spaced a predetermined distance apart from the bottom pole, an inductive write coil for forming a magnetic field at the bottom and top poles, and a magnetic shield layer positioned over the top pole.

Abstract: A wax coating device for a wet type electrophotographic color printer is capable of preventing the coating operation when printed matter is not supposed to be wax-coated. The wax coating device includes: a coating roller rotatably disposed so as to be partially immersed in the wax of a wax tank; a pressing roller disposed so as to be in tight contact with the coating roller for pressing the printed matter passing between the pressing and coating rollers against the coating roller; a pressing roller spacer for permitting the printed matter to pass between the pressing and coating rollers by spacing the pressing roller apart from the coating roller; and a coating prevention section for preventing contact of printed matter with the coating roller when the printed matter passes between the spaced pressing and coating rollers by being selectively advanced between and withdrawn from the pressing and coating rollers in accordance with the operation of the pressing roller spacer.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for magnetizing the surface of a disk. In particular, the apparatus comprises a write head which writes to a disk surface using a perpendicular recording process. The write head includes a leading pole and a trailing pole, where the trailing pole has a recessed portion along its trailing edge. This recessed portion leads to an improved magnetic field gradient across the write head, thereby enabling a higher bit density during the write process.

Abstract: A photosensitive belt installation device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that includes a soft cartridge which rolls up for storage, and an installation guide member which selectively attaches to the image forming apparatus. When unrolled, the cartridge, allows the simple installation of a photosensitive belt into the imaging forming apparatus. The soft cartridge is a flexible cartridge having a shape of the endless track of a belt unit of the imaging forming apparatus, and is open on both sides. The unrolled soft cartridge supports the photosensitive belt during installation, as one open side of the soft cartridge is fitted over a sloping surface of the installation guide member attached to the front frame of the belt unit. The soft cartridge is completely pushed around the belt unit along a sloping surface of the installation guide member. The photosensitive belt remains around the belt unit as the soft cartridge is pulled out.

Abstract: A magnetic head including an upper pole and a lower pole for generating a leakage magnetic flux to magnetize a recording medium to have a predetermined pattern, wherein the upper pole has a structure in which the central portion of a side opposite to the recording medium is thicker than the edges of the side. In this magnetic head, the upper pole has a shape in which its central portion protrudes higher than its edges. Thus, the shape of a magnetic field distributed can be maintained rectangular even if the width of the upper pole is reduced, which enables an increase in the track density of a recording medium.