EP0848304A3 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fixieren und Glänzendmachen von Tonerbildern - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fixieren und Glänzendmachen von Tonerbildern Download PDF

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EP0848304A3
EP0848304A3 EP97308324A EP97308324A EP0848304A3 EP 0848304 A3 EP0848304 A3 EP 0848304A3 EP 97308324 A EP97308324 A EP 97308324A EP 97308324 A EP97308324 A EP 97308324A EP 0848304 A3 EP0848304 A3 EP 0848304A3
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belt
entrance
exit
toner
softening point
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Patick Billet
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Xeikon NV
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • G03G15/2014—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat
    • G03G15/2039—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat with means for controlling the fixing temperature
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • G03G15/2014—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat
    • G03G15/2064—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat combined with pressure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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    • G03G15/2014—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat
    • G03G15/2017—Structural details of the fixing unit in general, e.g. cooling means, heat shielding means
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/20—Humidity or temperature control also ozone evacuation; Internal apparatus environment control
    • G03G21/206—Conducting air through the machine, e.g. for cooling, filtering, removing gases like ozone
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00789—Adding properties or qualities to the copy medium
    • G03G2215/00805—Gloss adding or lowering device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/16—Transferring device, details
    • G03G2215/1676—Simultaneous toner image transfer and fixing
    • G03G2215/168—Simultaneous toner image transfer and fixing at the first transfer point
    • G03G2215/1685—Simultaneous toner image transfer and fixing at the first transfer point using heat
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/20—Details of the fixing device or porcess
    • G03G2215/2003—Structural features of the fixing device
    • G03G2215/2009—Pressure belt
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/20—Details of the fixing device or porcess
    • G03G2215/2003—Structural features of the fixing device
    • G03G2215/2016—Heating belt
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/20—Details of the fixing device or porcess
    • G03G2215/2003—Structural features of the fixing device
    • G03G2215/2016—Heating belt
    • G03G2215/2025—Heating belt the fixing nip having a rotating belt support member opposing a pressure member
    • G03G2215/2032—Heating belt the fixing nip having a rotating belt support member opposing a pressure member the belt further entrained around additional rotating belt support members

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  • Fixing For Electrophotography (AREA)
EP97308324A 1996-12-13 1997-10-20 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fixieren und Glänzendmachen von Tonerbildern Withdrawn EP0848304A3 (de)

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EP97308324A EP0848304A3 (de) 1996-12-13 1997-10-20 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fixieren und Glänzendmachen von Tonerbildern

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EP96309131 1996-12-13
EP96309131 1996-12-13
US08/807,061 US5893018A (en) 1996-07-31 1997-02-27 Single-pass, multi-color electrostatographic printer with continuous path transfer member
US807061 1997-02-27
EP97308324A EP0848304A3 (de) 1996-12-13 1997-10-20 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fixieren und Glänzendmachen von Tonerbildern

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EP0848304A2 EP0848304A2 (de) 1998-06-17
EP0848304A3 true EP0848304A3 (de) 1999-02-10

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US5970301A (en) * 1997-12-03 1999-10-19 Xeikon N.V. Device and method fixing and glossing toner images
US6623897B2 (en) * 1999-12-13 2003-09-23 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Image forming method
US7088946B2 (en) * 2004-04-12 2006-08-08 Eastman Kodak Company Adjusting gloss for a print image
EP2220538A1 (de) * 2007-12-17 2010-08-25 Eastman Kodak Company Verfahren und vorrichtung zum fusionieren eines wärmeaushärtbaren toners mit einem trägerblatt
DE102008063320B3 (de) * 2008-12-30 2010-08-05 Eastman Kodak Co. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Erzeugen eines vorbestimmten Glanzmusters auf einem Tonerbild
US10802422B2 (en) * 2017-03-01 2020-10-13 Hp Indigo B.V. Blanket memory artifact reduction

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US3948215A (en) * 1972-03-14 1976-04-06 Ricoh Co., Ltd. Fixing toner images in electrophotography
WO1991003773A1 (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-03-21 Eastman Kodak Company Methods and apparatus for texturizing toner image bearing receiving sheets and product produced thereby
JPH05165350A (ja) * 1991-12-17 1993-07-02 Konica Corp 定着装置
US5319429A (en) * 1991-11-20 1994-06-07 Konica Corporation Color image forming apparatus using fixing apparatus for glossy images

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US3948215A (en) * 1972-03-14 1976-04-06 Ricoh Co., Ltd. Fixing toner images in electrophotography
WO1991003773A1 (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-03-21 Eastman Kodak Company Methods and apparatus for texturizing toner image bearing receiving sheets and product produced thereby
US5319429A (en) * 1991-11-20 1994-06-07 Konica Corporation Color image forming apparatus using fixing apparatus for glossy images
JPH05165350A (ja) * 1991-12-17 1993-07-02 Konica Corp 定着装置

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 573 (P - 1630) 19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) *

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