CA2191037A1 - Single pass, multi-colour electrostatographic printer - Google Patents
Single pass, multi-colour electrostatographic printerInfo
- Publication number
- CA2191037A1 CA2191037A1 CA002191037A CA2191037A CA2191037A1 CA 2191037 A1 CA2191037 A1 CA 2191037A1 CA 002191037 A CA002191037 A CA 002191037A CA 2191037 A CA2191037 A CA 2191037A CA 2191037 A1 CA2191037 A1 CA 2191037A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- transfer member
- toner image
- substrate
- transfer
- belt
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/01—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
- G03G15/0105—Details of unit
- G03G15/0131—Details of unit for transferring a pattern to a second base
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
- G03G15/14—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base
- G03G15/16—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer
- G03G15/1605—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer using at least one intermediate support
- G03G15/161—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer using at least one intermediate support with means for handling the intermediate support, e.g. heating, cleaning, coating with a transfer agent
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
- G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
- G03G2215/00443—Copy medium
- G03G2215/00451—Paper
- G03G2215/00455—Continuous web, i.e. roll
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
- G03G2215/16—Transferring device, details
- G03G2215/1676—Simultaneous toner image transfer and fixing
- G03G2215/1695—Simultaneous toner image transfer and fixing at the second or higher order transfer point
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electrostatic Charge, Transfer And Separation In Electrography (AREA)
- Control Or Security For Electrophotography (AREA)
- Color Electrophotography (AREA)
- Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
- Color, Gradation (AREA)
- Counters In Electrophotography And Two-Sided Copying (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP95308508.1 | 1995-11-24 | ||
| EP95308508 | 1995-11-24 | ||
| US2284896P | 1996-07-31 | 1996-07-31 | |
| US60/022,848 | 1996-07-31 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2191037A1 true CA2191037A1 (en) | 1997-05-25 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002191037A Abandoned CA2191037A1 (en) | 1995-11-24 | 1996-11-22 | Single pass, multi-colour electrostatographic printer |
Country Status (6)
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6259880B1 (en) * | 1999-12-17 | 2001-07-10 | Xerox Corporation | Image transfer method utilizing heat assist |
| JP2007072022A (ja) * | 2005-09-06 | 2007-03-22 | Ricoh Co Ltd | 画像形成装置 |
| US8422925B2 (en) | 2009-03-17 | 2013-04-16 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Transfer-fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same |
Family Cites Families (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5351114A (en) * | 1991-04-22 | 1994-09-27 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Electrophotographic copying apparatus having ribbon-shaped toner image carrier |
| US5119140A (en) * | 1991-07-01 | 1992-06-02 | Xerox Corporation | Process for obtaining very high transfer efficiency from intermediate to paper |
| JPH08146616A (ja) * | 1994-11-18 | 1996-06-07 | Konica Corp | ドラム型転写装置 |
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1996
- 1996-11-04 AU AU70604/96A patent/AU698636B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-11-06 IL IL11957296A patent/IL119572A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-11-07 TW TW085113620A patent/TW318216B/zh active
- 1996-11-12 JP JP8300090A patent/JPH09179373A/ja active Pending
- 1996-11-22 BR BR9605661A patent/BR9605661A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-11-22 CA CA002191037A patent/CA2191037A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| TW318216B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) | 1997-10-21 |
| IL119572A (en) | 2000-02-17 |
| JPH09179373A (ja) | 1997-07-11 |
| BR9605661A (pt) | 1998-08-18 |
| IL119572A0 (en) | 1997-02-18 |
| AU7060496A (en) | 1997-05-29 |
| AU698636B2 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20001122 |