Inventors:
John D. Watson - Centerville MN
Henry C. Gydesen - Oakdale MN
James E. Zenk - St. Paul MN
Donald J. Goetzke - Woodbury MN
Bruce W. Carlson - Minneapolis MN
Claire A. Jalbert - St. Paul MN
Assignee:
Imation Corp. - Oakdale MN
International Classification:
G03G 1500
Abstract:
Disclosed is a protective cover package for an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The protective cover package is a flexible, closed loop sheet member which extends about an outer, photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt. The photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt is releasably secured to an inner surface of the sheet member, such that the sheet member supports the belt, and protects the photoreceptor surface from damage that would adversely affect the image reproduction quality of the belt. The sheet member has a belt loading configuration, that substantially duplicates the configuration of the endless belt when the belt is mounted onto support rollers of the electrophotographic printer. By replicating the configuration of the support rollers, loading of the belt onto the rollers is facilitated using the protective cover package. The sheet member also has a compact configuration that requires less volume than the belt loading configuration.