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Description: Why the Interface series 1516 Axial Torsion Load Cell is the best in class: Capacities 100 lbf to 50 lbf-in (Axial/Torsion) Axial force torque Minimal crosstalk Fatigue rated More Information The 1516 is a low profile load cell designed for applications where axial and torsion loads need
- Force / Load Rating: 100 lbs
- Force Measured: Tension, Compression
- Load Cell Package: Pancake
- Sensor Output: Analog Voltage, Other Output
Description: (approval pending) per ATEX designation: II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 Specially designed load cells with loop-powered intrinsically safe amplified output for use in oil field and other hazardous locations. These load cells are derived from other proven Interface models by adding high resistance strain
- Accuracy: 0.1000 ±% Full Scale
- Load Cell Package: Pancake
- Sensor Technology: Strain Gauge
- Operating Temperature: -40 to 200 F
Supplier: Measurement Specialties, Inc.
Description: Description: The FN7178-2 is designed specifically to be mounted in series with a front wheel shock absorber on a vehicle. It measures the force in three directions to study ride characteristics under a wide range of driving conditions. Mono-directional versions suited for rear wheel absorbers are
- Force / Load Rating: 200 to 500 lbs
- Multi-Axis (if required): Triaxial
- Load Cell Package: Bolt
- Sensor Output: Analog Voltage
Supplier: Tekscan, Inc.
Description: Tekscan's ELF force measurement system matches the market's need for an inexpensive load and force measurement system with Tekscan's ability to deliver innovative load and force measurement solutions. The system consists of data acquisition hardware, software, and FlexiForce® B201 sensors
- Force / Load Rating: 0.9891 to 1000 lbs
- Force Measured: Compression
- Load Cell Package: Miniature
- Sensor Output: Digital
Supplier: Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
Description: POWERCELL is the ideal load cell for vehicle scale applications. The high speed interface enables safe data transfer and quick installation. Scale diagnostics are done in almost no time. POWERCELL load cells has an in-build lightning protection and glass to metal connector for IP68/IP69K protection
- Force / Load Rating: 180000 lbs
- Force Measured: Compression
- Load Cell Package: Canister
- Application: Weigh Scales
Supplier: NOSHOK, Inc.
Description: also included for use with most types of chain hoists in the specified load range Large, easy-to-read illuminated graphic display 99 different data sets can be optionally stored and transferred via an infrared interface to a PC Single sensor concept for the entire load range
- Force / Load Rating: 88 to 7700 lbs
- Accuracy: 0.0020 to 2.5 ±% Full Scale
- Force Measured: Tension
- Sensor Output: Digital
Supplier: OMEGA Engineering, Inc.
Description: The LCIC 1106A is a load-cell interface card for the IBM PC/AT and compatible computers. It will accept any type of strain gage based load cell. Each card can read one load measurement. The card will directly power up to six 350Ohm load cells wired in parallel. In fact, it is a completely
- Signal Conditioning Type: Analog-to-Digital Converter
- Form Factor: Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
- Strain Gauge / Bridge Input: Yes
- Voltage Excitation Supply: Yes
Description: Why the Interface series A4200 Weighcheck Load Cells is the best in class: Capacity ranges from 2.5 to 50Klbf High output - 4 mV/V Self-centering in all directions High safe side load - to 400% Standardized output - ±0.1% Zinc plated (A4200) or stainless steel (A4600) Factory
- Capacity: 2500 to 50000 lbs
Description: with minimal training. Pull down menus and step by step instructions guide the operator through a complete calibration. KEY COMPONENTS 9840 high accuracy portable instrument. Gold Standard software. Gold Standard 0.001% load cell simulator Interface Gold Standard load cells PC (May be customer provided
- Calibrator Style: Portable
- Physical Properties: Force / Load
- Computer Interface: Yes
- Application Software Included: Yes
Description: selected load cell(s) Receiver Module (WTS-BS-1 Handheld) 8 digit display Fully functional tare capability 200 meter range Power-off transmitter from receiver enabled IP65 waterproof enclosure (90 x150 x35 mm) Base Station: (WTS-BS-3 & WTS-BS-4) Continuous 5VDC power from USB 200 meter
- Display Type: Numeric Display
- Display Technology: LCD
- Number of Digits: 8
- Frequency Range: 2.40E9 Hz
Description: Why the Interface series Precision mV/V Load Cell Simulator is the best in class: Most accurate load cell simulator Special low thermal emf construction Each unit individually calibrated,aged and recalibrated Strong, rugged design Instrument substitution testing
- Electrical Standards & Sources: Voltage Reference
- Form / Technology: Voltage Divider
- Features: Reference / Working
Description: Why the Interface series HRBSC High Resolution Signal Conditioning Board is the best in class: Nonlinearity < 0.001% full scale 22-bit resolution High thermal stability Shunt calibration, software selectable Auto ID with Gold Standard load cells ISA slot plug-in board Bipolar
- Signal Conditioning Type: Signal Filter, Instrumentation Amplifier, Sample-and-Hold Amplifier, Signal Isolator
- Form Factor: Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
- Other Input: Yes
- Voltage Excitation Supply: Yes
Description: Why the Interface series 9860 TEDS High-Speed Indicator is the best in class: • Sample rate 120 readings per second • 4 limit setpoints with solid s/h relays • Programmable analog output, ±10 VDC and 4–20 MA, 2000 Hz bandwidth • 5 digit bipolar LED display &bull
- Special Instrument Type: Portable
- Measurement Features: Tare, Limits / Set Points
- Output: Analog Voltage, Analog Current, Serial
- General Features & Functionality: Built-in / Self-Calibration
Description: The Model 4215 load cell indicator is an intelligent microprocessor based instrument designed for the measurement and control of strain gage transducer based systems. Model 4215 load cell indicator combines force channels, encoder position channels, print capabilities, and RS232/RS485 serial
- Calibrator Style: Fixed
- Physical Properties: Force / Load
- Display Type: Digital Readouts, Video Display Terminal
- Local Interface: Analog Front Panel
Data Acquisition Systems and Instruments - Quad USB Load Cell Extender/Isolator, Host & 4-Port Hub -- Model 4167 and Model 4168
Description: convert USB 2.0 compliant data from a standard PC Host interface over fiber to remote integrated 4-port powered USB Hub that directly accepts 4 USB load cells. Operation of the Quad USB Load Cell Extender/Isolator is plug-and-play and fully transparent to the USB Load Cell, requiring no other hardware
- Isolation: Isolated Digital Output
- Form Factor: Stand Alone / Benchtop
- Sensor Inputs: Strain Gauge / Bridge
- User Interface: Computer Programmable
Description: Why the Interface series 9390 Battery Powered Weight Indicator is the best in class: Large 1" high contrast LCD display 6-digits 100,000 display graduations Powers up to 4 load cells Battery powered 15 Updates/second typical Configurable standby mode for extended battery life Full
- Type: Digital Display
- Display Units: English
- Display Technology: LCD
- Number of Digits: 6
Supplier: ABB Measurement & Analytics
Description: Pressductor Radial Load Cells For measuring web tension with shaft-mounted load cells, The Pressductor Radial Load Cell System is a high-quality system that provides exceptional and long lasting performance. The Pressductor Radial Load Cells are ideal for applications on a wide range of web
- Meter Style: Cable or Fiber, Web or Sheet
- Tensiometer Application: Hand-held or Portable
- Tensiometer Configuration: Single Roller
- Computer Interface: Yes
Supplier: Albér
Description: A Real Time Battery Monitor Designed for Large Cell Count Applications ● Automate the IEEE Recommended Practices for battery maintenance and testing ● Maintain complete and accurate maintenance records ● 24x7 data collection, analysis, and remote alarm notification ●
- Form Factor: Panel / Rack Mount Tester
- Test Capability: Resistance
- Voltage Test Range: 1 to 12 volts
- Features: Alarm / Relay, Test Software / Computer Interface
Supplier: ASTM International
Description: shear cell fixed along the edge. A prototype cell of this type has been produced and calibration tests carried out using two types of calibration equipment; in the first a uniformly distributed shear load is transmitted to the shear cell while in the second, the shear stress is transmitted through
Supplier: Siemens Process Instrumentation
Description: along the conveyor belt and travels over the belt scale, it exerts a force proportional to the material load through the suspended weighbridge to the load cells. WD600 reacts only to the vertical component of the applied force. The resulting movement in each load cell is sensed by its strain gauges
- Weigh Module Type: Compression
- Weighing Application: Conveyors / In-motion Weighing
- Capacity: 13.23 to 66.15 lbs
- Interface: Other Interface
Description: , load cells, extensometers, torque transducers, pressure sensors and position encoders. Model 4215 Dual Channel Load Cell Indicator (For Model 4215 Single Channel Load Cell Indicator, See Related Products)
- Sensor / Transducer Interfaces: Strain Gauge
- Number of Channels: 2
- Measurement Features: Tare, Peak Hold
- Output: Analog Voltage, Analog Current, Serial
Standards and Technical Documents - 2011 Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference-Part A & B (SBC2011)Supplier: ASME
Description: and Nanotechnology Cardiovascular Flow Cell Mechanics and Signaling Microdevices and Biotransport Orthopaedic Biomechanics Physical Effects on Cells Part B Printed collection on 334 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Poster Sessions Aneurysms Atherosclerosis Biomechanics of Injury BioMEMS
RTD Temperature Transmitters - IntelliPack® 800T Series Intelligent Transmitter, Strain Gage / Load Cell Input -- 851T-0500Supplier: Acromag, Inc.
Description: • Strain gauges (full, half, quarter bridge), load cells (4 or 6-wire), millivolts input • 0 to 20mA DC, 0 to 10V DC output • Mechanical alarm relay (25V @ 5A) • 10-36V DC power • Software configured; performs strain calculations, linearization, signal averaging
- Other Input: Analog Current, Resistance Input, Other Sensor Input
- Mounting: DIN Rail Mounting
- Output: Analog Current (e.g., 4-20 mA), Analog Voltage, Relay / Switch Output
- Local Interface: Computer Interface
Supplier: CHINO Works America Inc.
Description: The equipment is PEFC type short stack evaluation test equipment consisted of gas supply line, moisturizing line, cooling line, cell performance line and safety line.
- Form: Test Station / System
- Functions / Module Types: Test Controller / Control Panel, Data Collection / IO, Electronic Load / Load Bank, Gas Supply Module, Monitor / Meter (Measure), Moisture / Humidity Module
- Energy Storage Products Tested: Fuel Cells
- Test Capability: I-V / Tafel Measurements, Performance / Functional Test, Resistance / Conductance
Description: The SKY81292 is a high-efficiency, 1.8 A high-current boost converter with a programmable constant current. The device is intended for LED photo flash applications in all single-cell Li-ion powered portable products. The SKY81292 maintains the flash LED output current using a DCDC step-up converter
- Technology: I2C
- Device Type / Applications: LED Driver
- Supply Voltage: 2.5 V, 2.7 V, 3 V, 3.3 V, 3.6V, 5 V, Other
- IC Package Type: CSP
Description: brightness. The AAT2870 also contains four high-performance lownoise, low dropout (LDO) linear regulators. Each regulator starts up with a default 1.2V and is adjustable by programming through the I2C interface. LDOA can supply up to 300mA, while LDOB, C and D can source up to 150mA to a system load
- Technology: I2C
- Supply Voltage: 2.7 V, 3 V, 3.3 V, 3.6V, 5 V, Other
- IC Package Type: CSP
IC Interfaces - High Efficiency White LED Step-Up Converter with I²C Interface in 2mm x 2mm WLP -- MAX8831Supplier: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Description: The MAX8831 integrates a 60mA, 28V PWM DC-DC step-up converter with five low-dropout LED current regulators for display and keypad backlighting in cell phones, PDAs, and other portable devices. The IC provides up to 90% efficiency over the entire input voltage range of 2.7V to 5.5V. The step-up
- Device Type / Applications: LED Driver
- RoHS Compliant: Yes
- TJ: -40 to 185 F
- IC Package Type: Other
Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: with leveling screws provide a convenient means to align the gimbal axes with the optical axis. Mirror and Alternate Payload Accommodation A variety of mirror cell diameters are available for standard optic applications. We also provide for custom payload attachment solutions to accommodate various
Supplier: Eagle Eye Power Solutions, LLC
Description: into a single report. The DLV-Max battery test kit can also be used to perform a full discharge test on up to 256 cells by recording up to 11 time-stamped voltage readings for each cell, along with time-stamped load current readings and initial and/or final SG readings via the SG-Ultra Max. The DLV-Pro
- Form Factor: Portable / Handheld Tester
- Test Capability: Voltage, Other
- Operating Temperature: 32 to 104 F
- Voltage Test Range: 0.0 to 20 volts
Supplier: Ametek Test & Calibration Instruments
Description: range of 1150 mm (45.3 in). The machine is microprocessor controlled and incorporates world proven 32 bit technology for highly accurate load measurement and rapid data acquisition. The LR100KPlus features an integral user interface consisting of a side mounted control console with large, positive
- Mechanical Test: Tensile, Compressive, Specialty / Other
- Force / Load Capacity: 22481 lbs
- Stroke / Travel: 45.3 to 63.8 inch
- Test Speed: 6.67E-7 to 0.3333 in/sec
Description: The AAT3601 is a member of AnalogicTech's Total Power Management IC™ (TPMIC™) product family. It contains a single-cell Lithium Ion/Polymer battery charger, a fully integrated step down converter and 5 low dropout (LDO) regulators. The device also includes 2 load switches
- IC Package Type: Other
Standards and Technical Documents - Displacement Control Device For Dynamic Tissue Deformation In Mri - Biomed 2010
Description: and transmits load to the tissue. The end effecter will contain a single axis load cell to record the compression force during displacement. Tissue samples are contained within an acrylic container and immersed in saline solution. The motor stage and container are mounted on a stack of sliding platforms
IC Interfaces - 50mW, DirectDrive®, Stereo Headphone Amplifier with SmartSense™ and Shutdown -- MAX9720ASupplier: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Description: and the stereo input signal is automatically mixed and routed to the remaining active channel. This feature is useful in cell phone and PDA applications where a variety of headphone jacks with unknown loads can be inserted into the headphone jack socket. SmartSense prevents both damage
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Interface, Inc. - AZ
I've Got A Load Cell - Now What? Webinar Recording
Learn how to evaluate and install a load cell!. Interface's webinar recording from February 18, 2015, presented by Brian Peters, Regional Sales Manager & Elliot Speidell, Applications Engineer. Covering: Visual Inspection. Reading the Label. Documentation. Fundamentals of Load Cell Output. Instrumentation Considerations. Usage & Best Practices. Q &A (read more)
Browse Load Cells Datasheets for Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface ULC Miniature Load Cell - OL Protected
Interface Model ULC Series Gram Cells provide high accuracy in capacities as low as 0.5N (50 grams). The unique, overload-protected design provides a safe axial overload to 10 times capacity and a safe side load to five times capacity. With low extraneous load sensitivity and low temperature effect on zero (0.002 percent/degree F), the ULC Series provides excellent performance for gram cell applications. The ULC series offers excellent linearity and repeatability with a nonlineariraty... (read more)
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Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface Model MBP Series Miniature Load Cell
The Interface MBP Series Miniature Load Cells are available with internal overload protection. The MBP Series load cells are engineered to provide extremely accurate measurement of tension or compression, and maintain a small overall size important for industrial automation, test machine and medical applications. Why the Interface series MBP Miniature Beam Overload Protected Load Cell is the best in class: Proprietary Interface temperature compensated strain gages. 10x overload protection. Low... (read more)
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Metric Universal Load Cells
Metric Universal Load Cells from Strainsert. Metric Flat Load Cells are simply Universal Flat Load Cells designed for tension/compression force measurements, with the difference being they are designed to interface with metric loading rods/hardware and they are calibrated in SI units. The structure of the load cell is simple and compact, consisting of an inner loading hub and an outer supporting flange bridged smoothly by a uniformly continuous solid shear web avoiding structural stress risers... (read more)
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Interface, Inc. - AZ
A4200 Weighcheck Load Cells
Why the Interface series A4200 Weighcheck Load Cells is the best in class: Capacity ranges from 2.5 to 50Klbf. High output - 4 mV/V. Self-centering in all directions. High safe side load - to 400%. Standardized output - ±0.1%. Zinc plated (A4200) or stainless steel (A4600). Factory assembled for easy field installation. Static/dynamic/in-motion capabilities. Low height�4.0" for 2.5K, 5K & 10K; 5.0" for 25K & 50K capacity cells. 4200 Low profile load cell specifically designed... (read more)
Browse Load Cells Datasheets for Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface Announces Model 6AXX 6-Axis Load Cells
is temperature compensated to reduce error. "The 6-Axis Load Cell is useful for customers who need to measure multiple forces and torques simultaneously. It can be used in place of multiple single axis load cells and torque transducers, providing a more compact, less complicated installation. It is a versatile solution, even for applications not needing to measure from all six axes, allowing for measurement of exactly the axes of interest " says Interface Product Manager, Keith Skidmore... (read more)
Browse Force and Load Sensors Datasheets for Interface, Inc. - AZ
Interface, Inc. - AZ
NEW Model 6AXX 6-Axis Load Cells from Interface
Interface, Inc., the recognized leader in force and torque measurement technology, is pleased to announce our Model 6AXX Family of 6-Axis Load Cells. With six full bridges providing mV/V output on six independent channels, the 6-Axis Load Cells measure forces simultaneously in three mutually perpendicular axes, and three simultaneous torques about those same axes. They are ideally suited to aerospace, automotive, robotic, medical, process, and other critical industrial... (read more)
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Universal Flat Load Cells - Strainsert
Strainsert standard Universal Flat Load Cells® are offered in a wide force measurement range from 250 up to 2 million pounds. They are designed to measure forces in both tension and compression directions in research, testing and control applications. Some Features Include: Precison Load Sensing. Rugged, Compact and Lightweight. Internally Sealed Strain Gages. Easy Installation. Direct Force Measurement. Low Sensitivity to Extraneous Loads. For Universal Flat Load Cell measurement capacity... (read more)
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Interface, Inc. - AZ
1700 Flange Load Cell
1lb or 1million pounds of force, Interface Inc. load cells can do it. The Low-Profile configuration of our fatigue-rated load cell provides up to 100million duty cycles. The gage sensors in every load cell are individually inspected and tested, and certified to meet our rigid standards. Formed from a unique alloy, our gages provide very low resistivity, for high signal;-to-noise ratios for demanding applications. (read more)
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Aerospace Load Cell Application
Strainsert load cells and load pins, as well as our force sensing bolts and tension links have been used for decades to support new aircraft and spacecraft hardware designs, assembly, testing and control. The applications range from simple force measurement solutions up to such cutting edge products as the Mars Exploration Rover Mission for NASA and the Space Shuttle launching pad. The applications are so vast and varied that encompassing their use is challenging.The load cell use can begin... (read more)
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|cells,strain gauges,and temperature transducers. The TC7109A provides a versatile digital interface. In the direct mode,chip select and HIGH/LOW byte enables control parallel bus interface.In the handshake mode, the TC7109A will operate with industry-standard UARTs in controlling serial data...
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|cells,strain gauges,and temperature transducers. The TC7109A provides a versatile digital interface. In the direct mode,chip select and HIGH/LOW byte enables control parallel bus interface.In the handshake mode, the TC7109A will operate with industry-standard UARTs in controlling serial data...
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General Procedures For The Use of Load Cells
Interface load cells all contain a full bridge circuit, which is shown in simplified form in Figure 1. Each leg is usually 350 ohms, except for the model series 1500 and 1923 which have 700 ohm legs. The preferred excitation voltage is 10 VDC, which guarantees the user the closest match
Load Cell Application - Medical Bag
was being delivered properly, that the bag was properly filled at all times, and that no back bleeding was occurring. Integrating a load cell and monitoring system to the basic infusion-delivery method removed guesswork from the process. The load cell measured the exact weight of the bag and immediately
Learn about Plug & Play Smart Load Cells
interface, and gives technical information such as sensitivity, bridge type, excitation, etc. This information is stored in an EEPROM chip attached to a Load Cell. By having this chip, the Load Cell can identify and describe itself to the network and or Smart Load Cell Meter, thereby easing automatic
Comparison of Interface Pressure Measurement Options: Review of Load Cells, Pressure Indicating Film & Tactile Pressure Sensors for Improvement of Research & Quality Control
This white paper examines three types of pressure sensing technologies to accurately measure interface pressure and force distribution: load cells, pressure indicating film, and tactile pressure sensors. You will learn the advantages of each technology and how these types of measurements can
Blog Post: Interface Load Cells Help Build World's Largest Digital Camera
On Thursday, January 29th, a small group from our Sales & Marketing team made the short drive down Interstate 10 to the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab and the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson. We were able to see first-hand the progress of the Giant Magellan
Application Note: Surgical Stapler
how this was accomplished using the New Interface Model LBMU Compression Load Button and a Model 9820 Load Cell Indicator.
Application Note: In-Motion Rail Weigh
characteristics in order to diagnose possible side to side loading issues, overload issues, wheel flats or wheel impact issues, at any railcar speed. Learn how this was accomplished using Interface Model 2400 Standard Stainless Steel Load Cells and Model BSC4-USB Multi-Channel Bridge Amplifier & PC Interface
Application Note: Tablet Forming
, while reducing losses (i.e. cracked tablets or voids) by adding a dimension of feedback that could be used to assign specific press adjustment criterion for given inputs. Learn how this was accomplished using the Interface Model WMC Sealed Stainless Steel Mini Load Cell and a Model 9320 Portable Load
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Handbook of Force Transducers
Loadstar Sensors Inc., Fremont, CA, announced the availability of its DI-1000 digital load cell interface , designed to work with conventional resistive load cells [35.27].
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Models with an intrinsically safe load cell interface can also be used for applications in hazardous areas.
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Plantar flexion muscle power was recorded during onset and offset of anaesthesia using a load cell interfaced with a computer (PFPD) and these data were compared with intermittent clinical assessments of spinal anaesthesia.
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Unfortunately, the working range of the load cell ( Interface 1210AF-50 kN) in the drop tower is from 4.9 to 49 kN, far beyond the working range of our samples (below 1 kN).
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Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481895
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Characteristic symphonies have texts associating them with literature, politics, religion, and other aspects of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European culture. Examining both the music and its aesthetic and social contexts, this first full-length study of the genre demonstrates how symphonies constructed individual and collective identities through their subjects, representing emotion, human bodily movement, and the passage of time. Examples discussed include the Pastoral and Eroica symphonies of Beethoven and works by Haydn, Dittersdorf, and other composers of the era. An Appendix provides a thematic index of the entire repertory.
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Disclosed is a venting assembly for a dip coating system, a dip coating system utilizing such venting assembly, and related method for dip coating. These aspects are particularly directed for the production of organic photoconductor layers in imaging devices, and more particularly to drum photoreceptors. The venting assembly eliminates or significantly reduces coating defects otherwise occurring in the production of drum photoreceptors. Also disclosed are the drum photoreceptors produced by this assembly, apparatus and coating process.
1. A venting assembly adapted for use with a drum photoreceptor dip coating apparatus, the apparatus having a tank for holding a dip coating liquid, at least one dip tube vertically arranged within the tank, each dip tube adapted to receive (i) a flow of the dip coating liquid, and (ii) a drum to be coated with the liquid, the venting assembly comprising:
a plurality of vent tubes arranged within the tank to uniformly surround each dip tube, each vent tube defining a vapor withdrawing end positioned proximate a surface of the dip coating liquid and an outlet end;
a venting manifold in flow communication with each outlet end of the plurality of vent tubes;
whereby upon inducing a pressure differential between (i) the vapor withdrawing end of each vent tube and (ii) the venting manifold to thereby cause vapor flow into the venting manifold, vapors residing above the surface of the dip coating liquid are removed therefrom in a uniform fashion thereby promoting uniform drying of the drum coated with the dip coating liquid.
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12. A dip coating apparatus comprising:
a tank adapted to contain a dip coating liquid, the tank having a bottom wall;
at least one dip tube extending through the bottom wall of the tank for coating the outer circumferential surface of a component to be coated, the dip tube defining an upper end for receiving a component to be contacted with the dip coating liquid and a lower end opposite the upper end;
a venting manifold having inlets and an outlet, and adapted to transfer vapors introduced at the inlets to the outlet;
a plurality of vent tubes arranged across the tank around each dip tube, each vent tube defining a vapor withdrawing end positioned above the surface of the dip coating liquid and having an end in communication with a corresponding inlet of the venting manifold;
whereby (i) upon providing the dip coating liquid to the tank, (ii) vapors collecting above a surface of the dip coating liquid, and (iii) transferring of the vapors through the plurality of vent tubes to the outlet of the venting manifold, the vapors are withdrawn from above the surface of the dip coating liquid in a uniform manner.
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The present disclosure relates to venting assemblies for dip coating apparatuses and related processes. It finds particular application in conjunction with the production of photosensitive members such as drum photoreceptors or layers thereof, and will be described with particular reference thereto. However, it is to be appreciated that the present exemplary embodiment is also amenable to other like applications.
Electrostatographic imaging systems, which are well known, involve the formation and development of electrostatic latent images on an imaging surface of an electrostatographic or photoreceptor. Xerographic photoreceptors can be prepared in either a single-layer or a multilayer configuration. Depending on the application, the photoreceptors can be prepared in several forms, such as flexible belts, cylindrical drums, plates, etc. Belts are usually prepared on polymer substrates, poly(ethylene terephthalate) being the most common. For drums, the substrate is typically a metal cylinder. Usually, hollow aluminum cylinders are widely used in low- and mid-volume applications. The drum configuration, however, has certain process limitations for high-volume and color applications.
Photoreceptors are prepared by the sequential application of various layers (i.e., charge generating layer, charge transport layer, etc.) onto the outer surface of a polymer or drum substrate. Many coating techniques (i.e., spraying, spinning, extrusion, dipping, blade coating, roll coating, etc.) may be utilized to produce these layer(s). Vapor deposition may also be used for metallization and application of some pigments.
Most layers are coated from solutions or dispersions in organic solvents which produce solvent vapors. The choice of solvent is determined by such factors as materials solubility, evaporation rates, surface tension, toxicity, and environmental regulations. Commonly used solvent classes are alcohols, aromatics, esters, ethers, ketones, and nitrites. Because rapid solvent evaporation rates are desirable, low boiling solvents are preferred. Nevertheless, high boiling solvents such as toluene can be successfully used for some applications. In special cases, aqueous solutions or dispersions can also be used.
For the production of drum or other cylindrical photoreceptors, dip coating of one or more of the layers can be utilized. In this technique, a drum is pushed or lowered through an annulus into a bath of a coating solution to produce the desired layer(s). A related technology is dip coating where the drum substrate is dipped into a coating vessel such as a dip tube containing a bath of a coating solution and then withdrawn or pulled at a specified rate. The withdrawn or pulled drum substrate carries a thin coating of the material from the bath. The liquid coating is then dried to form a coating layer. Continuous coatings of successive drums are possible in this process.
Coating vessels used in such dip coating processes have various shapes and generally consists of a bottom, an open top and a cylindrically shaped vertical interior wall having a diameter greater than the diameter of the drum to be coated. Optionally, the coating vessel may contain a mandrel adapted to maintain the outer surface of the drum in a concentric relationship with the vertical interior wall of the cylindrical coating vessel while the drum is dipped or immersed in the coating solution. The liquid coating material in the bath may be stationary or flowing, such as circulating upwardly in the coating vessel from an inlet at the bottom of the coating vessel and allowed to overflow from the bath into an overflow tank. If desired, the coating may be continuously fed into the bottom of the coating vessel and allowed to continuously overflow from the coating vessel. The overflowing coating liquid is collected in the tank and recycled to the coating bath.
Examples of such dip coating processes and apparatuses discussed above are set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,620,996; 5,334,246; 5,681,391; 5,693,372; 5,720,815; 5,725,667; and, 6,207,337, the disclosures thereof are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. The appropriate components and processes of these patents may be selected for the apparatuses and processes further disclosed herein.
There are many coating defects produced by dip coating processes and other coating techniques that may degrade or otherwise deleteriously affect the layers of the photoreceptor. Some defects that have been described in the literature are bloom, blush, bubbles, chatter marks, cracking, cratering, crazing, haze, mottle, orange peel, particles, repellencies, scratches, streaks, voids, etc. Drying-related defects can frequently be reduced by the judicious use of surfactants to control the surface tension. However, surfactants cannot cure all defects and in certain instances, can lead to other problems.
Additionally, the uniformity of the coating or film contributes to the electrophotographic characteristics of a photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member. Consequently, it is important to remove the unevenness of the coating layer(s).
In a conventional dip coating system, a vent system is used to remove solvent vapors from the dipping tank, and specifically, above the coating liquid through one or more vents along the side of the tank. This approach however, is only satisfactory since there often remains some degree of non-uniformity in the finished photoreceptors. The level of non-uniformity is within specification for many layer(s) of the products, but will not satisfy the stricter uniformity requirements for certain high grade photoreceptors.
Accordingly, a need exists for a venting assembly and method which avoids the problems associated with coating defects, and particularly non-uniformity of the resulting coating(s). Furthermore, there is a continuing need for an improved system for coating electrophotographic imaging members.
In accordance with one aspect of this disclosure, a venting assembly is provided which is adapted for use with a dip coating apparatus for producing a photosensitive member such as a drum photoreceptor. The apparatus includes a tank for holding a dip coating liquid, one or more dip tubes vertically arranged within the tank wherein each dip tube is adapted to receive (i) a flow of the dip coating liquid, and (ii) a base substrate of a photosensitive member, such as a cylindrical drum, to be coated with the liquid. The coating liquid is comprised of film forming materials to be included in the photosensitive member and a solvent which produces a vapor.
The venting assembly comprises a plurality of vent tubes arranged within the tank, around each dip tube, such as to optionally uniformly surround each dip tube. Each vent tube has a vapor withdrawing end positioned above a surface of the dip coating liquid and an outlet end. The venting assembly also comprises a venting manifold in flow communication with each outlet end of the plurality of vent tubes.
Upon inducing a pressure differential between (i) the vapor withdrawing end of each vent tube and (ii) the venting manifold to thereby cause vapor flow into the venting manifold, vapors residing above the surface of the dip coating liquid are removed therefrom by the venting tubes in a uniform fashion thereby promoting uniform drying of drums coated with the dip coating liquid. Also included herein, is a dip coated drum photoreceptor which is produced utilizing such a dip coating and venting assembly.
In another aspect according to this disclosure, a dip coating apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a tank adapted to contain a dip coating liquid. The tank has a side wall and a bottom wall. The dip coating apparatus further comprises at least one vertical dip tube extending through the bottom wall of the tank to a level above the dip coating liquid. The dip tube defines an open upper end for receiving a component to be contacted with the dip coating liquid and a lower end opposite the upper end. The lower end is adapted to receive the flow of the dip coated liquid. Upon receipt, the dip coated liquid circulates upwardly in the dip tube from the inlet at the bottom and, in some instances, over the open upper end of the dip tube into the tank where it is optionally recirculated.
The dip coating apparatus also comprises a plurality of vertically disposed vent tubes arranged within and/or across the tank around each dip tube. In some instances, the vent tubes uniformly surround each dip tube. Also included is a venting manifold having inlets and an outlet. The venting manifold is adapted to transfer vapors introduced at the inlets to the outlet of the manifold. Each vent tube includes an end in communication with the corresponding inlet of the venting manifold.
Upon providing the dip coating liquid to the dip tube and the tank, the solvent vapors will collect in a region or zone above a surface of the dip coating liquid. The vapors are then transferred through the plurality of the vertically disposed vent tubes to the outlet of the venting manifold. As a result, the vapors are withdrawn from the zone above the surface of the dip coating liquid in a substantially uniform manner. The apparatus can be configured to coat a single drum or multiple drums in a single layer or in multiple layer processes.
In application, a component to be dipped, such as a cylindrical drum for a photoreceptor, is dipped or immersed into the dip tube containing a bath of the dip coating liquid and withdrawn at a specified rate. The withdrawn drum carries a coating from the bath which is then at least partially dried and/or cured in the vented zone above the dip coating liquid.
A dip coated drum photoreceptor exhibiting greater coating uniformity produced by the above noted apparatus and venting system is also included in another aspect of the disclosure. The resulting dip coated drum photoreceptor can be either a single layer or a multi-layer device.
In yet a further aspect according to the disclosure, a process for reducing the frequency of defects of dip coated cylindrical or drum photoreceptors is provided. The process is performed using a dip coating apparatus including (i) a tank for holding a dip coating liquid, (ii) a plurality of dip tubes arranged across the tank, and (iii) a plurality of vent tubes arranged across the tank and around each dip tube. The process comprises providing a dip coating liquid to the tank and/or dip tubes. The process further comprises dip coating a plurality of drums by inserting a drum within a corresponding dip tube and thereby contacting the drum with the dip coating liquid. The drums are then removed from the liquid to form a smooth, homogenous coating or layer of the desired thickness on the drum surface. The process also comprises removing, in a relatively uniform fashion, vapors residing above a surface of the dip coating liquid in the tank through the plurality of vent tubes. Such uniform removal of vapors promotes even drying and/or curing of the coated drums and reduction in the frequency of defects.
Also included herein is a dip coated drum photoreceptor produced by the above described process having coating layers of improved homogenously, thicknesses and/or widths. The dip coated photoreceptor drums can be utilized to provide value-added and enhanced performance capabilities to known printing and copying devices.
In a further aspect, the disclosure provides an electrophotographic sensitive member coating method for forming a photosensitive layer of uniform thickness on the external circumferential surface of a cylindrical base member. The method incorporates a venting system which produces a nearly uniform solvent vapor concentration near the cylindrical base members during the dip coating and withdrawing process. By controlling the concentration of the solvent vapor in a zone near the cylindrical base member while the base members are withdrawn during dip coating, unevenness in film thickness is reduced. This process can be utilized to produce cylindrical base members having very thin and uniform layer(s), such as drum photoconductors having a charge generating layer having a thickness of from about 0.05 μm to about 100 μm, including from about 0.10 μm to about 5.0 μm and/or charge transport layers having a thickness of from about 5 μm to about 500 μm, including from about 10 μm to about 50 μm. Optional under coats, over coats and other layers can also be produced.
These and other aspects and/or objects of the disclosure are more particularly discussed below.
The following is a brief description of the drawings, which are presented for the purposes of illustrating the disclosure set forth herein and not for the purposes of limiting the same.
In a conventional dip coating process, solvent is evaporated off and away from the substrate during the coating process. One of the most crucial specifications of the finished photoreceptor is the non-uniformity measurement. This type of measurement is with regard to the uniformity of the photoreceptor system (i.e., optional undercoat layer, charge generating layer, charge transport layer, optional overcoat, etc.) deposited on the substrate such as a cylindrical base member or drum substrate. Often, this measurement is directed to coating or layer thickness and its uniformity across a region of the drum, or between different drums. In accordance with the present disclosure, non-uniformity is controlled during the coating process by removing the evaporated solvent from the coated drum in a specific area or zone, such as the meniscus area.
In conventional systems, when producing the coated layer, the venting of solvents is achieved through two vent holes in the return lines for each dip tank. This process works fairly well but has at least one drawback. It has been discovered that, since all of the solvent vapor is drawn to one side of the dip tank, some of the drums are exposed to much more solvent vapor than others. This unequal exposure results in different rates and degrees of drying of the layer(s) of the coated drums. And this is believed to result in non-uniformity of coated drum photoreceptors. Accordingly, this is not an acceptable method of solvent venting for certain high grade products.
The present disclosure provides a venting assembly, a dip coating system using such a venting system, and related method for use in dip coating operations, and particularly in the production of photoreceptor layers or coatings applied to cylindrical base members such as drum substrates. The disclosure relates to the single or multi-layer optional photoconductive drums or other substrated members produced by the venting assembly and dip coating system disclosed herein. The solvent vapors are exhausted by the vent tubes to produce a relatively uniform concentration of solvent vapor above the dip coating solution. This results in the formation of substantially uniform coats on the drum substrates subsequent to dip coating and removal.
In accordance with the present disclosure, a dip tank venting assembly is provided which utilizes a plurality, or a collection of preferably three or more, vertical vent tubes around each dip tube. Optionally, the vents uniformly surround each dip tube. This new assembly can be used alone or in conjunction with prior or previously existing vents or venting assemblies in conventional dip coating systems.
Each vent of the collection of vents leads to a venting manifold. In certain embodiments, each vent tube entering or leading to the manifold includes a valve or other flow governing element to allow control of solvent vapor flow therethrough. The ability to control each vent tube individually allows an operator the opportunity to monitor and govern the solvent flow for each tube thereby controlling the uniformity within batch, better than any other previous technique. By providing vents on multiple sides of each dip tube, it is possible to ensure that all drums or tubes undergoing coating will dry and/or cure at the same rate. This controlled drying leads to increased uniformity control.
Furthermore, the increased uniformity and top edge sloping control (described in greater detail herein) promotes higher pullrates, i.e. the rate of withdrawal of a coated drum from the dip coating liquid. Increased pullrates have two major advantages over slower speeds. The first is that higher pullrates decrease cycletime, which increases throughput. The second is that the shorter submersion time renders drums coated via the dip process more resistant to the occurrence of various other coating defects. Some of those defects are burps, dimples, dents, streaks, run, sag, and rings.
A more complete understanding of the processes and apparatuses disclosed herein can be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawings. These figures are merely schematic representations based on convenience and the ease of demonstrating the existing art and the present development, and are, therefore, not intended to indicate relative size and dimensions of the venting assemblies or components thereof.
Although specific terms are used in the following description for the sake of clarity, these terms are intended to refer only to the particular structure of the embodiments selected for illustration in the drawings, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of the disclosure. In the drawings and the following description below, it is to be understood that like numeric designations refer to component of like function.
It is noted that the description, as well as the claims, of the present disclosure, as provided herein, make frequent use of the terms "horizontal" and "vertical." It is intended that these terms be used quite literally throughout the description as well as the claims, such that "horizontal" defines a plane substantially parallel to the horizontal and "vertical" defines a plane substantially perpendicular to the horizon.
The carrier 30 preferably includes a collection of releasable connectors or chucks 32. Each chuck 32 is adapted to receive or otherwise releasably engage a drum 40 for dip coating to form a drum photoreceptor.
The apparatus 10 further comprises a cover plate 50 disposed on a tank or bath 54 which contains a dip coating liquid. A collection of draft shields 52 are disposed on the cover plate and positioned so as to accommodate a plurality of dip tubes 60 extending upward through the bottom of the tank.
The coating apparatus 10 also comprises a dip coating liquid manifold 70. The coating apparatus 10 also includes a support frame 80. A dip coating liquid manifold 70 operates with a liquid return line 90 to transfer dip coating liquid to and from the tank 50 to a pump room 100. One or more feed lines 110 may be used to facilitate transfer of the dip coating fluid to the tank 54.
Flow of dip coating liquid through the return line 90 from the tank 54 is designated by arrow A. And, flow of dip coating liquid through the feed line 110 and the dip coating liquid manifold 70 to the tank 54 is designated by arrow B.
It will be appreciated that the dip coating liquid or fluid is in most instances a dispersion of one or more dip coating components dispersed in a solvent or liquid carrier. This is generally referred to in this description herein as the dip coating liquid 120. The solvent or liquid carrier can be any solvent or liquid used in dip coating. Representative examples of the solvent or liquid carrier include, but are not limited to tetrahydrofuran (THF), xylene, n-butyl acetate, iso-butyl acetate, monochlorobenzene, n-butyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone toluene, and the like.
It will be understood that in the particular dip coating system shown in
During coating of the drums 40, the carrier 30 to which the drums 40 are attached, is lowered toward the tank 54. The plurality of drums is arranged on the carrier 30 such that each drum 40 is received by a corresponding dip tube 60. As the carrier is further lowered, the drums are contacted with dip coating liquid in each of the dip tubes 60. In this particular system, the movement of the drums 40 during initial contact with the dip coating liquid is countercurrent. However, the exemplary embodiments may readily be utilized in other dip coating systems including for instance static, non-flowing bath of the dip coating liquid. Moreover, a wide array of dip coating strategies and techniques may implement the exemplary embodiments described herein. That is, in no way is the present discovery limited to use with the dip coating system depicted in
This process utilizing the conventional venting configuration illustrated in
The level of the dip coating liquid 120 is shown in
Venting is performed such that vapors within the tank 54 and typically above the surface of the dip coating liquid 120, are drawn through each of the vent tubes 210 shown for example by arrows G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and N. The vapors are drawn downward through each of the vent tubes 210 to a venting manifold 130 for subsequent removal, processing, or recovery.
This strategy depicted in
Each vent can exit through the bottom wall 58 of the dip tank 54. All vents are in flow communication with one or more venting manifolds. For instance, such flow communication can be provided by a polypropylene tube connected to a vent tube which leads to a venting manifold. The venting manifold in turn, is in flow communication with a pressure differential inducing component such as a vacuum pump. One of the main benefits of this venting system is that it ensures that all dip tubes will have substantially the same amount of vapor being drawn away from each dip tube. The original vents, i.e. the two previously mentioned vents disposed in the venting end 56 of the tank 54, can be retained and used to ensure that the dip coating liquid 120 in the bottom of the tank 54 is vented properly.
Attached, preferably reversibly attached by mating grooves 209, etc., to the upper distal end 212 of the vent tube 210 is a venting orifice 211 having a top wall 207 and a circular side wall 205 with one or more openings 213. The height and diameter of the venting orifice 211 can vary depending upon the circumstances desired. The venting orifice 211 may have any such suitable cross-sectional shape such as, for example, circular, square, rectangular, and the like. Furthermore, the location, number, arrangement, configuration, etc., of the openings or through holes 213 can vary depending upon the final coating properties desired, etc.
In this regard, the height of the venting orifice 211 is preferably from about 25 mm to about 75 mm above the coating solution level 203, including from about 5 mm to about 150 mm. The number of openings 213 can range from one to about 100, including 1 to 10. A wide range of patterns for the opening are possible, including vertical, horizontal, or angled slits, holes, screens, etc. The diameter of the openings 213 can range from about 2 mm to about 50 mm, including from about 0.5 mm to about 180 mm.
In the embodiment shown in
Utilizing the venting assembly for the dip coating apparatus disclosed above, dip coated photosensitive members, such as drum photoreceptors, can be produced having layers of improved uniform thickness. The layers can be any layer desired to be applied to the base substrate, including but not limited to, undercoat layers (UCL), charge generating layers (CGL), charge transport layers (CTL), overcoat layers (OCL), etc.
Furthermore, while reference herein is to a cylindrical drum as the component to be dip coated, the disclosure also includes other photoconductors such as those in the form of a continuous belt. In such an embodiment, the belt may be held in a cylindrical shape such as fitted over a cylindrical drum or stretched between rollers to produce a similar shape.
With respect to the substrate, for example, the drum substrate can be formulated entirely of an electrically conductive material, or it can be an insulating material having an electrically conductive surface. The substrate can be opaque or substantially transparent and can comprise numerous suitable materials having the desired mechanical properties. The entire substrate can comprise the same material as that in the electrically conductive surface or the electrically conductive surface can merely be a coating on the substrate. Any suitable electrically conductive material can be employed. Typical electrically conductive materials include metals like copper, brass, nickel, zinc, chromium, stainless steel; and conductive plastics and rubbers, aluminum, semitransparent aluminum, steel, cadmium, titanium, silver, gold, paper rendered conductive by the inclusion of suitable material therein or through conditioning in a humid atmosphere to ensure the presence of sufficient water content to render the material conductive, indium, tin, metal oxides, including tin oxide and indium tin oxide, and the like.
The layers of the substrate member can vary in thickness over substantially wide ranges depending on the desired use of the photoconductive member. Generally, the conductive layer ranges in thickness of from about 50 Angstroms to 10 centimeters, although the thickness can be outside of this range. If desired, a conductive substrate can be coated onto an insulating material. In addition, the substrate can comprise a metallized plastic, such as titanized or aluminized MYLAR� (available from DuPont). The coated or uncoated substrate can be flexible or rigid, and can have any number of configurations. The substrates preferably have a hollow, cylindrical configuration.
The dip coating solution may comprise materials typically used for any layer of a photosensitive member including such layers as a subbing layer, a charge barrier layer, an adhesive layer, a charge transport layer, and a charge generating layer, such materials and amounts thereof being illustrated for instance in U.S. Pat. No. 4,265,990, U.S. Pat. No. 4,390,611, U.S. Pat. No. 4,551,404, U.S. Pat. No. 4,588,667, U.S. Pat. No. 4,596,754 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,797,337, the disclosures of which are totally incorporated by reference.
In certain embodiments, the coating solution may be formed by dispersing a charge generating material (CGL) selected from azo pigments such as Sudan Red, Dian Blue, Janus Green B, and the like; quinine pigments such as Algol Yellow, Pyrene Quinone, Indanthrene Brilliant Violet RRP, and the like; quinocyanine pigments; perylene pigments; indigo pigments such as indigo, thioindigo, and the like; bisbenzoimidazole pigments such as Indofast Orange toner, and the like; phthalocyanine pigments such as copper phthalocyanine, aluminochlorophthalocyanine, and the like; quinacridone pigments; or azulene compounds in a binder resin such as polyester, polystyrene, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, methyl cellulose, polyacrylates, cellulose esters, and the like.
The average particle size of the pigment particles is between about 0.05 micrometer and about 0.10 micrometer. Generally, charge generating layer dispersions for immersion coating mixture contain pigment and film forming polymer in the weight ratio of from 20 percent pigment/80 percent polymer to 80 percent pigment/20 percent polymer. The pigment and polymer combination are dispersed in solvent to obtain a solids content of between 3 and 6 weight percent based on total weight of the mixture. However, percentages outside of these ranges may be employed so long as the objectives of the process of this disclosure are satisfied. A representative charge generating layer coating dispersion comprises, for example, about 2 percent by weight hydroxy gallium phthalocyanine; about 1 percent by weight of terpolymer of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, and maleic acid (or a terpolymer of vinylacetate, vinylalcohol and hydroxyethylacrylate); and about 97 percent by weight cyclohexanone.
In other embodiments, the coating solution may be formed by dissolving a charge transport material (CTL) selected from compounds having in the main chain or the side chain a polycyclic aromatic ring such as anthracene, pyrene, phenanthrene, coronene, and the like, or a nitrogen-containing hetero ring such as indole, carbazole, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, imidazole, pyrazole, oxadiazole, pyrazoline, thiadiazole, triazole, and the like, and hydrazone compounds in a resin having a film-forming property. Such resins may include polycarbonate, polymethacrylates, polyacrylate, polystyrene, polyester, polysulfones, styrene-acrulonitrile copolymer, styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer, and the like.
An illustrative charge transport layer coating solution contains, for example, about 10 percent by weight N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]4,4′diamine; about 14 percent by weight poly(4,4′-diphenyl-1,1′-cyclohexane carbonate) (400 molecular weight); about 57 percent by weight tetrahydrofuran; and about 19 percent by weight monochlorobenzene.
The present disclosure also encompasses the use of one, two, or more additional tanks, along with their corresponding solvent vapor venting assemblies to hold different coating solutions, whereby the various layers of a photosensitive member can be formed in succession on a batch of substrate members. Furthermore, before and/or after producing a layer by dip coating, other layers may also be applied by further coating processes.
Various factors affect the thickness of the deposited layer produced by dip coating. These factors include, for example, the solids loading of the total liquid coating materials, the viscosity of the liquid coating material, and the relative velocity of the liquid coating material in the space between the drum surface and coating vessel wall. Additionally, the thickness of the deposited coating varies with the specific solvent, film forming polymer and pigment materials utilized for any given coating composition. For thin coatings, a relatively slow drum withdrawal (pull) rate is desirable when utilizing high viscosity liquid coating materials. Generally, the viscosity of the liquid coating material varies with the solids content of the liquid coating materials. Satisfactory results may be achieved with viscosities between about 1 centipoise and about 100 centipoises. Preferably, the viscosity is between 2 centipoises and about 10 centipoises.
Utilizing the venting assembly and process disclosed herein, cylindrical base members having very thin and uniform layers can be produced. For example, optimal undercoat layers of greater than 0 μm (microns or micrometers) to about 100 μm, including from about 1 μm to about 26 μm can be produced. Moreover, charge generating layers (CGL) having thicknesses of from about 0.05 μm to about 100 μm, including from about 0.10 μm to about 5.0 μm and, in some embodiments, from about 0.3 μm to about 3 μm, and/or charge transport layers (CTL) having a thickness of from about 5 μm to about 500 μm, including from about 10 μm to about 50 μm can also be generated. Optional additional undercoat, conductor, adhesive, etc., layers can be similarly produced.
Furthermore, the charge generating layer, charge transport layer, and/or other layers may be applied in any suitable order to produce either positive or negative photoreceptors.
The venting assembly and apparatus disclosed herein produces drum photoreceptors having enhanced uniformity. For example, two 30 mm dip tanks in a conventional dip coating system were modified according to the exemplary embodiment. Because of space constraints under each dip tank, it was not possible to incorporate a separate venting manifold. Instead the vent tubes were left open under the dip tank and caps with adjustable diameter vent holes, i.e. flow control elements, were positioned over the vent tubes. The adjustable diameter vent holes enable a means to adjust vapor flow by tank position, i.e. drum position within the tank. Initial test results demonstrated enhanced results, even without optimizing vent hole diameters. Initial tests kept all vent hole diameters the same. The measured coating thickness data from these tests show an improvement in coating uniformity over the typical run data with the "old" standard dip tanks.
In addition, the "new" dip tank venting modifications improve the top edge sloping of the coating on the drums. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, top edge sloping refers to a region at an end of the drum at which the coating or layer varies as compared to other regions of the drum, such as in the middle of the drum. The improvements were significant in that the coating height was reduced without any negative impact on thickness uniformity. The graphs of
The photoreceptors produced by the present disclosure can be utilized in an electrophotographic imaging process by, for example, first uniformly electrostatically charging the photoreceptor, then exposing the charged photoreceptor to a pattern of activating electromagnetic radiation such as light, which selectively dissipates the charge in the illuminated areas of the photoreceptor while leaving behind an electrostatic image in the non-illuminated areas. This electrostatic latent image may then be developed at one or more developing stations to form a visible image by depositing finely divided electroscopic toner particles, for examples, from a developer composition, on the surface of the photoreceptor. The resulting visible toner image can be transferred to a suitable receiving member, such as paper. The photoreceptor is then typically cleaned at a cleaning station prior to being recharged for formation of subsequent images.
While particular embodiments have been described, alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and substantial equivalents that are or may be presently unforeseen may arise to applicants or others skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims as filed and as they may be amended are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications variations, improvements, and substantial equivalents.
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Hillary's Wiretaps
Documents from whistle-blower Edward Snowden and published by The Guardian indicate that the NSA tapped the phones of 35 foreign leaders without their knowledge or permission. The revelation comes on top of the existing controversy surrounding taps placed on the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
But these disclosures beg the question: Who knew about the taps? Who got the intercepts? Obviously, the Secretary of State knew, approved, and authorized the taps. At the very least, she obviously got the intercept texts and/or intelligence reports based on them.
Domestic NSA spying is President Obama's scandal.
Foreign NSA spying is Hillary Clinton's scandal.
As a potential candidate for president, Hillary owes us an explanation of her role in the decision to wiretap and why she authorized it or, at the very least, let it continue.
We know that Hillary frequently is prone to demanding extensive investigation of personal information. Early in her term as secretary of state, she ordered her staff to prepare memos on the personal habits of foreign diplomats and to provide any information they happened upon to the agency so as to develop a profile on these officials.
Snowden's revelations also suggest that "a U.S. official provided NSA with 200 phone numbers to 35 world leaders … Despite the fact that the majority is probably available via open source, the PCs [intelligence production centers] have noted 43 previously unknown phone numbers. These numbers plus several others have been tasked."
The document continues by saying the new phone numbers had helped the agency discover still more new contact details to add to their monitoring: "These numbers have provided lead information to other numbers that have subsequently been tasked."
Question: Was the official in question an employee or contractor with the State Department? Did Hillary materially aid in the eavesdropping?
Hillary must come out of hiding to answer these questions. Having resigned, she will not be at the G-8 summit when the foreign leaders grill Obama and John Kerry on the taps. But she should be, and she must answer these questions.
More to the point, the media must insist that she answer them.
This is Hillary's scandal. Let her answer for it.
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Book your room at Lotte Hotel Busan
Deluxe Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Deluxe Double RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Executive Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
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Get an overview of this hotel5-star Busan hotel in Seomyeon with 7 restaurants
Located in the city center of Busan, this hotel is connected to the airport and steps from Lotte Department Store. Also nearby are Seomyeon Street and Busan Citizens' Hall.
Hotel Features
Along with 7 restaurants, this smoke-free hotel has a golf course and a casino. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a health club are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 650 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and 24-hour room service. Guests will also find free wired Internet, LCD TVs, and refrigerators.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a golf course, Lotte Hotel Busan features an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 7 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers a casino, a health club, and a fitness center. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Lotte Hotel Busan is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free area shuttle
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Casino
- Coffee shop or café
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Golf course on site
- Health club
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 43
- Number of restaurants - 7
- One meeting room
- Outdoor pool
- Porter/bellhop
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Snack bar/deli
- Spa services on site
- Total number of rooms - 650
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1997
Family Friendly Amenities
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator
- Snack bar/deli
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Bidet
- Climate control
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Daily housekeeping
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- Minibar
- Phone
- Pillow menu
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Room service (24 hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
La Seine - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Wine Dining - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Momoyama - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Toh Lim - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Mugunghwa - This restaurant specializes in Korean cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
A golf course and a health club are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at Midnight
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for KRW 60500 per night.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Please note: Children 14 years and younger are not allowed in the Club Lounge. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: KRW 30000 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: KRW 50000 per room (roundtrip)
- Valet parking fee: KRW 15000 per stay
- Early check-in fee: KRW 230000
- Late check-out fee: KRW 230000
- Rollaway bed fee: KRW 60500 per night
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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