Patent ID: 8401409

Claim:
A method for generation of a toner particle layer with a preset layer thickness on a surface of an applicator element, comprising the steps of: directing a two-component mixture of electrically charged toner particles and carrier particles on an outer surface of a roller adjacent a surface of the applicator element to be inked; upon passage of the two-component mixture, transferring at least a portion of the toner particles onto the surface of the applicator element to be inked; generating an electrical field that exerts at least one force on a portion of the electrically-charged toner particles located between the surface of the roller and the surface of the applicator element to be inked; varying a strength of the electrical field in order to adjust a layer thickness of a layer of the toner particles transferred onto the surface of the applicator element to be inked; inking a toner image layer on a surface of a photoconductor with aid of the applicator element; detecting with aid of a measurement arrangement a thickness of at least one region of the toner image layer inked on the surface of the photoconductor with the aid of the applicator element as a real value; and comparing the real value with a desired value determined by a preset layer thickness; and controlling a strength of the electrical field dependent on a deviation of the determined real value from the desired value.