Patent ID: 6309049
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for supplying toner particles from a toner source to pixel sites on a toner receiving surface to form images on said surface including:a writing head having a toner packet forming region for forming a toner packet for each pixel site, a toner packet transport region, and a toner packet transfer region having one transfer end for delivering toner packets to individual pixel sites on said toner receiving surface,a toner delivery system disposed adjacent said writing head for delivering toner to said toner packet forming region of said writing head,said toner packet forming region including toner control means for controlling an amount of toner in each toner packet and delivering the packets to said toner packet transport region whereby the packet supplied at each of said pixel sites on said receiving surface forms a pixel having a depth corresponding to the amount of toner delivered in the corresponding packet.