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COPY PROCESS
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Details of Copying Process
1. Photoconductive drum
The photoconductive drum consists of two layers.The outer layer is a photoconductive layer made of
an organic photoconductive carrier (OPC), and the inner layer is an aluminum conductive base in a
cylindrical form. The photoconductor has the following property: when it is exposed to light, the
electrical resistance it possesses increases or decreases according to the strength of the light.
Example:
- Strong light
Resistance is decreased (works as a conductor.)
- Weak light
Resistance is increased (works as an insulator.)
Fig. 3-2
[Formation of electrostatic latent image]
In the processes of charging, data reading, data writing, discharging described later, negative
potential of the areas on the drum corresponding to black areas of the original are eliminated, while
the areas on the drum corresponding to white areas retains the negative charge.
As this image on the drum formed by the negative potential is not visible, it is called an “electrostatic
latent image.”
Fig. 3-3
Photoconductive layer
Base
Structure of the photoconductive drum
(Example of OPC)
0
Time (t)
Black area of original
White area of original
Surface potential
( V
)
Discharge
process
Charging
process
Electric potential of the photoconductive drum
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