EP0771436B1 - Multifunktionale druckeinrichtung zum bedrucken von bandförmigen aufzeichnungsträgern - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an electrographic printing device for printing different types of tape-shaped recording media Bandwidth with a possible repatriation of the Record carrier from the fuser to the transfer station for the production of duplex and color printing.
- EP-B1-01 54 695 For the production of multi-color and reverse side printing with continuous paper working electrographic pressure equipment it is out EP-B1-01 54 695 known, two continuous paper printers in a row to operate, the one printed in the first printer Paper turned over and then in the second printer on the second side is printed.
- Figure 2 It is still from the IBM Technical reference Disclosure Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 6, November 1979, page 2466, Figure 2 is an electrophotographic printing device for Printing of tape-shaped recording media known with which is possible to keep the record carrier on both sides to print on.
- the record carrier subtracted from a stockpile, a transfer station supplied and provided with toner images on one side. After the fixation, the record carrier is turned and again fed to the transfer station. After printing on the Back of the recording medium with toner images a new fixation in the fuser.
- a second method of producing duplex printing is first a front toner image using the transfer printing station upset. Then the record carrier is turned over and the back toner image is applied. Both toner images are taken via an output-side fixing station fixed at the same time.
- a third method for Generate simplex printing on a narrow or double width The record carrier is the only one Toner image with a correspondingly wide Transfer printing station, in which case the toner image is then output-side width-adjusted fuser is fixed.
- Printing devices of the type mentioned, as in the older, unpublished application PCT / EP94 / 01493 are described and their content is part of the disclosure of the present application require good accessibility the paper path, especially in the area of the deflection device, intervenes easily in the event of a fault can be. Furthermore, a simple change of the operating mode to be possible.
- the radiation energy required for fixing should target the toner image.
- a further one Heating of other components of the printing device and the paper web must be avoided.
- High-performance printing devices for continuous paper are developing more and more to components of extensive systems, in which, in addition to the actual pressure generation, and post-processing, backsides and color printing an increasing Role-play.
- a structure that flexible adaptation to the system environment is therefore an advantage.
- the object of the invention is an electrographic printing device for printing on tape-shaped recording media in changing operating modes with one and the same device to provide, which is flexible and in simple Wise adaptation to a wide variety of user requirements made possible by the user himself.
- the electrographic printing device has a usable width of at least twice the bandwidth of a narrow record carrier.
- One of the fuser downstream deflection device for the narrow record carrier is adjustable and in Depends on the operating status of the printing device.
- To the repeated printing on a single narrow recording medium e.g. to produce single or multi-color duplex printing or to create multi-color simplex printing the record carrier via the transfer printing station to the fusing station and from there again via the deflection device Transfer station and led to the fuser.
- the record carrier is guided solely via the transfer printing station to the fusing station.
- the actual printing device as Pressure module that can be coupled with a wide variety of units is, there is a high degree of adaptability to a changing System environment. Since the deflection device outside the actual printing module is arranged, it is light accessible. On the one hand, this can cause paper flow problems can be easily remedied, on the other hand is an easy change of operating mode possible.
- the location of the fuser above the toner images generating device and the course of the return channel below this facility reduces the thermal Load on the record carrier and the other aggregates the printing device and thus enables a compact Construction without additional cooling measures.
- the deflection device and the turning device are immediately below the essentially horizontal from the Fixing station leaking paper web also essentially horizontally arranged so that the flipped path on the shortest path again the printing module for printing on the back is fed.
- the device dimension, the manufacturing costs and the operational safety and the reliability is despite that essential functional expansion of known printing machines, which is a need that has existed for many years for a flexible electrographic printing device is satisfied.
- An electrographic printing device for printing on ribbon-shaped Record carriers 10 of different bandwidth contains an intermediate motor 11 driven by an electric motor Photoconductor drum. Instead of the photoconductor drum however, a band-shaped intermediate carrier, e.g. a Use OPC tape or a magneto-styli arrangement like this e.g. is described in EP-B1-0 191 521. To the Intermediate beams 11 group the various units for the electrophotographic process.
- a band-shaped intermediate carrier e.g. a Use OPC tape or a magneto-styli arrangement like this e.g. is described in EP-B1-0 191 521.
- a charging device 12 in the form of a charging corotron for Charging the intermediate carrier 11; a character generator 13 with a light emitting diode comb for character dependent exposure of the Intermediate beam 11, which extends over the entire usable width of the intermediate beam 11 extends; a developer station 14 for coloring the character-dependent charge image on the Intermediate carrier 11 with the aid of a one- or two-component developer mixture; a transfer station 15, which is about the width of the intermediate carrier 11 and with which the Toner images are transferred to the recording medium 10.
- Transfer cleaning station 16 is provided, with therein Integrated cleaning brush with associated suction device and an unloading device 17.
- the intermediate carrier 11 is driven by an electric motor and in printing mode Arrow direction is moving.
- the printing device also contains one of the transfer printing station 15 downstream in the transport direction of the record carrier Fuser 18, which is used as a thermal printing fuser is formed with a heated fuser roller 19 with associated Pressure roller 20, and the fixing station downstream Guide rollers 21, among other things, as output elements for a stacking device 22 for the recording medium 10 to serve.
- the fuser shown are also other fixing stations, e.g. with a heated or unheated Inlet saddle or a cold fixing station possible.
- the tape-shaped recording medium 10 is for example as pre-folded continuous paper with marginal perforations assembled and is based on a storage area 23 fed to the transfer station via feed rollers 24. It is however, it is also possible to use a record carrier without perforations fed via a roll feed.
- the recording medium is preferably transported via a transport device assigned to the transfer station 15 25 in the form of conveyor belts provided with pins, which are guided via drive shafts 27 into the edge perforations of the record carrier 10 intervene.
- a transport device assigned to the transfer station 15 25 in the form of conveyor belts provided with pins, which are guided via drive shafts 27 into the edge perforations of the record carrier 10 intervene.
- a hole without a recording medium is used is an adapted transport device familiar to the person skilled in the art to be provided which e.g. through friction, controlled by a synchronization mark scanning control arrangement transported.
- a deflection device 28 is arranged, whose function will be explained later and via which the Record carrier from the fixing station 18 to the transfer printing station 15 is returned.
- the printing device is controlled by a printer controller, which is shown schematically here, with a central unit CPU, a page memory SP, which is page dependent is divided into memory areas and a data control unit DC. All control units are one BUS system with each other and with the units of the printing device connected.
- the electrographic printing device is for printing on Suitable recording media with different bandwidth.
- the intermediate carrier 11 (photoconductor drum) a usable width that the largest possible Corresponds to the recording medium width (e.g. a format A3 landscape). This width corresponds to twice the A4 Bandwidth. This makes it possible in the area of the transfer station 15 two recording medium widths DIN A4 alongside each other to arrange.
- the fuser 18 and the others electrophotographic units, such as developer station 14, Character generator 13, cleaning station 16 are corresponding designed for this usable width.
- the transport device 25 can record media widths be designed adjustable in width. This can e.g. thereby be achieved that the drive wheels that the in the edge perforations of the recording media engaging conveyor belts Wear (pimples), movable on polygonal shafts are stored.
- the one in a return channel for narrow record carriers Deflection device arranged from the fixing station to the transfer printing station 28 has two tasks: It serves in continuous operation ( Figure 6) for laterally displacing the record carrier web and in turning mode (FIG. 7) for turning the front and rear sides of the record carrier. It depends on the operating mode switchable designed.
- Three as reels or deflecting rods with a smooth, wear-resistant surface trained deflection elements 29/1, 29/2 and 29/3 are used for vertical deflection of the record carrier.
- the deflection device in the printing device according to the embodiments of the figures 1 to 3 can the function of the deflecting element 29/2 the feed rollers 24 are taken over.
- the Deflection device a deflection contour from two deflection rods 30/1 and 30/2, which in the illustrated embodiment 45 ° inclined to the transport direction of the record carrier are arranged.
- the in the transport direction of the record carrier seen second deflecting rod 30/2 is here Mechanism, not shown, is pivotally arranged, specifically from a position parallel to the first deflecting rod 30/1 in a position perpendicular to it.
- the deflecting rods 30/1 and 30/2 must not be designed as rotating rollers, as the Run the record carrier sideways in the rolling motion would. They are as a standing roller or as a corresponding one Molded part.
- the record carrier which is mostly made of paper grinds over the surface, it is from Advantage of a smooth and wear-resistant coating too choose and / or through openings in the contact surface lying, blowing air and thereby an air cushion build up.
- the horizontal deflection elements 29/1 to 29/3 can be used as rotatable rollers or according to the deflection contour as fixed deflecting rods with air outlet openings if necessary be trained.
- the fixing station 18 returned recording media first deflected downward over the guide roller 29/1 and then according to the direction of the arrow around the deflecting rod 30/1 guided and thus deflected horizontally. Then there is a redirection around the deflecting rod 30/2 in vertical Downward direction. After redirection by the horizontal Deflection roller 29/3 is fed to the offset Record carrier to the deflecting element 29/2 or the feed rollers 24.
- the record carrier In the turning position of the deflection device shown in FIG. 7 the record carrier is shown in the Turned 180 ° way.
- the record carrier first down the horizontal guide roller 29/1 distracted, from front to back around the first oblique deflecting rod 30/1 guided and thus deflected horizontally. After that there is a renewed deflection around the second inclined deflecting rod 30/2 with subsequent feeding to the horizontal Deflection element 29/2 or the feed rollers 24.
- the printing device enables without change the most varied of the hardware structure Operating modes.
- the record carrier is started in a conventional manner from the storage area 23 (storage stack) via the Feed rollers 24 to the transfer station 15, there with Provide toner images and fixed in the fixing station 18 and then stored in the stacking device 22.
- the transport takes place via the transport device 25, which in the edge perforations of the record carrier intervene, the width of the transport device 25 corresponding to the Width of the recording medium is set.
- Such a wide recording medium enables e.g. the Printing with DIN A3 horizontally arranged toner images or else with two A4 toner images arranged side by side.
- the two record carrier webs 10/1, 10/2 in parallel through the printing device guided.
- the transport of the record carrier webs 10/1 and 10/2 takes place via the correspondingly set Transport device 25.
- the record carrier webs 10/1 and 10/2 transported on both sides over their marginal perforations.
- the middle transport elements by engaging appropriate pins the inner edge perforations of the record carrier webs 10/1 and 10/2 are brought. It is also possible to do this inner transport elements as attachable elements if necessary to design.
- FIG. 1 For single-sided printing on a narrow recording medium in duplex operation, as shown in FIG. 1 is shown, the narrow e.g. A4 wide recording media, starting from the storage area 23 via the feed rollers 24 of the transfer station 15, and on printed on the top with a front toner image.
- the front of the record carrier 10 is through solid transport arrows marked, the underside by dashed arrows. Then the record carrier with the front toner image of the fuser 18 fed and the front toner image fixed.
- About the Guide rollers 21 further transport the record carrier to the deflection device 28, the deflection contour in a turning position is positioned.
- the deflection device 28 is the record carrier with regard to its front and Reverse and turned over the feed rollers 24 of the transfer device 15 fed again so that its back with can be provided with a back toner image. After that the recording medium is again fed to the fixing station 18 and fixed the back toner image and then the recording media printed on both sides in the stacking device 22 filed.
- the page memory SP contains memory areas VS for storage the front side image data and storage areas RS Storage of the back image data.
- the data preparation takes place via the data control device DC, the Data from a data source (HOST), e.g. one external data storage via an interface of the data control device DC are supplied.
- the data of each Pages to be printed are stored in the page memory SP filed and separated to the front VS and back RS in the corresponding memory areas.
- the call of the Data is then timed so that the desired one Front-back mapping of the toner images on the Record carrier is reached.
- the printing device is also for multi-color printing suitable.
- the developer station 14 can be designed such that they separately colorable developer zones on the intermediate carrier 11 E1 and E2 generated. Each position area the narrow record carrier as it passes through the transfer station 15 has a corresponding developer zone E1 or E2 assigned to the intermediate carrier 11. For generation of these separately colorable developer zones E1 and E2 the developer zones two in a row Developer stations 14/1 and 14/2 may be assigned.
- the developer station 14/1 a toner mixture first color, e.g. red and the developer station 14/2 Developer mixture in a second color, e.g. black.
- the Developer stations 14/1 and 14/2 are in terms of Developed zones El and E2 separately activated either by mechanical flaps or the like or by electrical control of the developer rollers. Each of the developer stations 14/1 and 14/2 can over the extend the entire width of the intermediate beam 11, it must however, be sure that they are with respect to the developer zones El and E2 can be controlled separately. It however, each of the developer stations 14/1 and 14 is also possible 14/2 as two developer stations arranged separately next to each other to train.
- the control of the Toner image application takes place according to the embodiment of Figure 1 on the printer control, in the memory area VF1 of the page memory SP the image data for the Front toner image of color 1 (red) are stored and in the Memory area RF2 the image data for the back toner image color 2 (black).
- the separate developer stations 14/1, 14/2 also for single-sided printing on the recording medium in duplex operation according to FIG. 1 are usable. In this case, depending on the desired color just one of the developer stations 14/1 or 14/2 activated.
- the multifunctional Printing device from a central printing module 31 with a deflection device 28 adapted thereon and one provided mobile stacking device 22, and one Control module 32 with user interface.
- the printing module 31 is constructed as a torsion-resistant torsion box.
- the individual units are suspended in the side plates 33, thereby a highly precise assignment of the units to one another is achieved. This reduces the operation of the printing device Danger of paper running errors due to misalignment. A repeated one Readjustment is therefore not necessary.
- the allocation stability is further increased by the fact that the individual Associated cross struts 34 stable Unit submodules are formed. For example in the form of a fixing module 18, a photoconductor module, an area for the supply stack 23 and an area for receiving the Device electronics 35.
- the return channel 38 stands in a feed area to the photoconductor module (Device generating toner images) with a feed channel 39 for record carriers of different bandwidth in 5 connection.
- a storage area for example the storage stack 23
- additional external feed channels 40, 41 are provided, which cut 40 the printer module or around the printer module lead 41.
- the entire paper run through return channel 38, Photoconductor module and fixing station 18 is designed so that the shortest possible paper path results and that the recording medium approximately horizontally of the deflection device 28 is supplied and this approximately horizontally goes through.
- the subsequent cooling section is thus arbitrary large and freely configurable. The warmth in the Paper can escape freely. An elaborate cooling air) generation is thus eliminated.
- the deflection device 28 is also designed as a module, the releasable fasteners e.g. Screw or Snap locks with the paper outlet channel 37 and the return channel 38 of the pressure module can be coupled.
- she contains guide rollers 21 and as a separate unit 6 and 7 trained turning device 30.
- This turning device 30 can also be detachable and for example, can be pulled out on hinges on supports of the Deflection device to be attached. It is freely accessible, so that eliminates paper running problems without breaking the paper web can be.
- the deflection device 28 contains one by hand or motor-operated switch 44 over the in a first Operating state of the printing device for repeated printing of the narrow record carrier 10, the record carrier 10 starting from the paper exit channel the deflection device is fed to the return duct 38 and after passing through the toner images again Device via one of the deflection device Output channel 45 of the mobile stacking device 22 is fed becomes.
- the mobile stacking device 22 provided with rollers 46 and / or the side wall of the printing module can fit elements have a positionally accurate system of the stacking device 22 enable to the print module.
- the deflection device 28 be part of the stacking device 22.
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- Aufzeichnungsträger
- 11 =
- Zwischenträger
- 12 =
- Ladeeinrichtung, Ladekorotron
- 13 =
- LED-Zeichengenerator, bilderzeugende Einrichtung
- 14 =
- Entwicklerstation
- 15 =
- Umdruckstation
- 16 =
- Reinigungsstation
- 17 =
- Entladeeinrichtung, Entladekorotron
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- Fixierstation
- 19 =
- Fixierwalze
- 20 =
- Andruckwalze
- 21 =
- Führungsrollen
- 22 =
- Stapeleinrichtung
- 23 =
- Vorratsbereich
- 24 =
- Zuführrollen
- 25 =
- Transporteinrichtung
- 26 =
- Transportband
- 27 =
- Antriebswelle
- 28 =
- Umlenkeinrichtung
- CPU =
- Zentraleinheit
- SP =
- Seitenspeicher
- DC =
- Datensteuereinheit
- BUS =
- Datenbus
- 29/1,29/2, 29/3 =
- horizontale Umlenkelemente, Umlenkrollen, Walzen
- 30 =
- Wendeeinrichtung
- 30/1,30/2 =
- Umlenkstangen, Umlenkelemente
- 10/1,10/2 =
- Aufzeichnungsträgerbahnen
- VS =
- Speicherbereich-Vorderseitenbild
- RS =
- Speicherbereich-Rückseitenbild
- HOST =
- Datenquelle
- E1,E2 =
- Entwicklerzonen, Entwicklerbereiche
- 14/1 =
- Entwicklerstation erste Farbe (rot)
- 14/2 =
- Entwicklerstation zweite Farbe (schwarz)
- VF1 =
- Speicherbereich Vorderseitenbild, Farbe 1
- RF2 =
- Speicherbereich Rückseitenbild, Farbe 2
- VF2 =
- Speicherbereich Vorderseitenbild, Farbe 2
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- Druckmodul
- 32 =
- Steuerungsmodul
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- Blechplatine
- 34 =
- Querelement,Strangpressprofil
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- Geräteelektronik
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- Dunstabzugshaube
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- Papieraustrittskanal
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- Rückführungskanal
- 39 =
- Zuführkanal
- 40,41 =
- Externe Zuführkanäle
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- Schlaufenzieher
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- Ausgabekanal
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- Rollen
Claims (17)
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung zum Bedrucken von bandförmigen Aufzeichnungsträgern (10, 10/1, 10/2) unterschiedlicher Bandbreite miteiner Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung, die eine nutzbare Breite von mindestens der doppelten Bandbreite eines schmalen z.B. DIN A4 breite Aufzeichnungsträgers (10) aufweist,einer oberhalb der Einrichtung angeordneten einzigen Fixierstation (18) mit einem im wesentlichen horizontalen Durchlauf der Aufzeichnungsträgerbahnen (10/1, 10/2), wobei die Fixierstation (18) die Aufzeichnungsträgerbahnen (10/1, 10/2) überspannt;einem Papieraustrittskanal (37), über den die Aufzeichnungsträger (10, 10/1, 10/2) die Fixierstation (18) verlassen;einem unterhalb der Fixierstation (18) verlaufenden, den schmalen Aufzeichnungsträger (10) aufnehmenden Rückführungskanal (38), der in einem Zuführbereich zur Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung mit einem zur Aufnahme von Aufzeichnungsträgern (10, 10/1, 10/2) unterschiedlicher Bandbreite ausgebildeten Zuführkanal (39) in Verbindung steht und der eine Wendeeinrichtung (30)aufweist;einer zwischen dem Papieraustrittskanal (37) und dem Eingang des Rückführungskanals (38) angeordneten Umlenkeinrichtung (28) mit zugeordnetem Ausgabekanal (45) für die Aufzeichnungsträger (10, 10/1, 10/2), wobeiin einer ersten Betriebsart der Druckeinrichtung zum mehrmaligen Bedrucken des einzigen schmalen Aufzeichnungsträgers (10), der Aufzeichnungsträger (10), ausgehend von einem Vorratsbereich (23), über die Tonerbilder erzeugende Einrichtung zu einem Nutzbereich der Fixierstation (18) und von dort über die Umlenkeinrichtung (28) und den Rückführungskanal (38) erneut zur Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung und zu einem dem Nutzbereich benachbarten Nutzbereich derselben Fixierstation (18) geführt wird, undin einer zweiten Betriebsart der Druckeinrichtung zum einseitigen Bedrucken einer oder mehrerer Aufzeichnungsträger (10, 10/1, 10/2) unterschiedlicher Bandbreite, der oder die Aufzeichnungsträger (10, 10/1, 10/2), ausgehend von dem Vorratsbereich (23) allein über die Tonerbilder erzeugende Einrichtung zu der einzigen Fixierstation (18) geführt werden.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Wendeeinrichtung (30/1, 30/2) derart ausgestaltet ist, daß der schmale Aufzeichnungsträger (10) der Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung gegenüber seiner ursprünglichen Zuführlage front-rückseitenverdreht zugeführt wird.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Wendeeinrichtung (30/1, 30/2) derart ausgestaltet ist, daß in einer ersten Betriebslage der Wendeeinrichtung (30) der schmalen Aufzeichnungsträger (10), dem Rückführungskanal (38) gegenüber seiner ursprünglichen Zuführlage front-rückseitenverdreht zugeführt wird, und daß in einer zweiten Betriebslage der Wendeeinrichtung (30) der schmale Aufzeichnungsträger (10) dem Rückführungskanal (38) in seiner ursprünglichen Zuführlage zugeführt wird.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung mindestens teilweise in Form von Modulen ausgebildet ist.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die Wendeeinrichtung (30) im wesentlichen horizontal in Verlängerung des Rückführungskanals (38) angeordnet ist.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei die Druckeinrichtung Koppelelemente zum Ankoppeln der Umlenkeinrichtung und/oder einer Stapeleinrichtung aufweist.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die Druckeinrichtung mindestens teilweise als verwindungs- und torsionssteifer Kasten aufgebaut ist, mit durch Querelemente (34) verbundenen Seitenplatinen (33).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach Anspruch 7 mit als Strangpreßprofile ausgebildeten Querelementen (34).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8 mit einer mit der Druckeinrichtung koppelbaren mobilen Abstapeleinrichtung (22).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach Anspruch 9 mit einem Aufnahmebereich für die Abstapeleinrichtung (22) der durch die Umlenkeinrichtung (28) und eine Gehäusewand der Druckeinrichtung begrenzt ist, wobei im Koppelzustand der mobilen Abstapeleinrichtung (22) der Ausgabekanal (45) der Umlenkeinrichtung (28) einem Eingabekanal der Abstapeleinrichtung (22) gegenüberliegt.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei die Wendeeinrichtung (30) in der Druckeinrichtung zur Behebung von Papierlaufstörungen frei zugänglich angeordnet ist.
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 mit einer Thermofixierstation als Fixierstation (18).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 mit einer Kaltfixierstation als Fixierstation (18).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13 mit einer die Aufzeichnungsträger (10) im Bereich einer Umdruckstation (15) der Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung transportierenden, in Abhängigkeit von der Betriebsart, insbesondere Bandbreite und Anzahl der im Bereich der Umdruckstation (15) geführten Aufzeichnungsträgerbahnen, einstellbar ausgestalteten Transporteinrichtung (25).
- Multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14 mit einer oder mehreren Entwicklerstationen (14/1, 14/2), die auf einem Zwischenträger (11) getrennt einfärbbare Entwicklerzonen (E1, E2) erzeugen, wobei mindestens jedem Positionsbereich der schmalen Aufzeichnungsträger beim Durchlauf durch eine Umdruckstation (15) der Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung eine entsprechende Entwicklerzone (E1, E2) zugeordnet ist.
- Verfahren zum beidseitigen mehrfarbigen Bedrucken eines bandförmigen Aufzeichnungsträgers (10) mit einer multifunktionale Druckeinrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, mit folgenden Schritten:Aufbringen einer ersten Folge von Tonerbildern einer ersten Farbe auf die Frontseite des Aufzeichnungsträgers (10) bei einem ersten Durchlauf durch die Tonerbilder erzeugende Einrichtung,Fixieren der ersten Folge von Tonerbildern in der Fixierstation (18),Front-Rückseitenverdrehen des Aufzeichnungsträgers in der Wendeeinrichtung (30) und erneutes Zuführen des Aufzeichnungsträgers zur Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung,Aufbringen einer zweiten Folge von Tonerbildern einer zweiten Farbe auf die Rückseite des Aufzeichnungsträgers (10),Fixieren der zweiten Folge von Tonerbildern in der Fixierstation (18).
- Verfahren zum mehrfarbigen Bedrucken eines bandförmigen Aufzeichnungsträgers (10) mit einer multifunktionalen Druckeinrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, mit folgenden Schritten:Aufbringen einer ersten Folge von Tonerbildern einer ersten Farbe auf die Frontseite des Aufzeichnungsträgers (10) bei einem ersten Durchlauf durch die Tonerbilder erzeugende Einrichtung,Fixieren der ersten Folge von Tonerbildern in der Fixierstation (18),Erneutes Zuführen des Aufzeichnungsträgers zur Tonerbilder erzeugenden Einrichtung,Aufbringen einer zweiten Folge von Tonerbildern mit einer zweiten Farbe auf die Frontseite des Aufzeichnungsträgers (10),Fixieren der zweiten Folge von Tonerbildern in der Fixierstation (18).
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