Numerical study on sticking of paper in electrostatic transfer process for electrophotography

Issue title: Proceedings of the tenth International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM-Tokyo

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nakayama, Nobuyuki^{a; *} | Yimei, Yu^a

Affiliations: [a] Research and Development Center, Document Products Company, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., 430 Sakai Nakai-machi Ashigarakami-gun Kanagawa, 259-0157, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Nobuyuki Nakayama, Tel.: +81 465 80 2157; Fax: +81 465 81 8983; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: A numerical study was carried out on the electrostatic sticking of a charged paper to photoreceptor in electrostatic transfer process for electrophotography. Numerical procedures to predict sticking of the paper were presented which consists of (1) determination of initial angle of the paper, (2) estimation of electric field intensity, (3) estimation of charge on paper created by Paschen's air breakdown, (4) estimation of electrostatic force acting on the paper and (5) calculation of deformation of paper. Deformation of the charged paper in electric field was numerically simulated according to the procedures and the dependencies of paper sticking on photoreceptor size and initial angle of paper were quantitatively clarified. It is clarified that the smaller and softer photoreceptor improves sticking of paper.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2002-305

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 13, no. 1-4, pp. 65-70, 2002