EP1217461A2 - Verfahren und Einrichtung zur Fixierung von Toner auf einem Träger bzw. einem Bedruckstoff - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for fixing toner on a carrier or Printing material, in particular a sheet-like or a tape-like printing material, preferably for a digital printing machine.
- the invention relates to a device for fixing toner on a Carrier or a printing material, in particular a sheet-like or a tape-like Printing material, preferably for a digital printing machine, preferably to carry out the aforementioned method.
- a latent electrostatic image is generated by means of charged toner particles is developed, which in turn is based on a printing material that receives the image, e.g. Paper, be transmitted.
- the image transferred to the printing material is there through Heating and softening the toner and / or heating the substrate fixed. Through and during this process, toner particles bind to the substrate and possibly also with each other.
- Microwaves are used to fix the toner on the substrate known in principle. Because the absorption of microwave energy in the toner usually is at least one order of magnitude smaller than in the printing material, the is preferred Printing material is heated by the microwaves and the printing material in turn heats up the toner on it, up to a temperature at which the Connects toner with the substrate. As is known, when using Microwaves for fixing the toner characteristic values of the used Substrate, such as weight, moisture and composition, critical and take into account.
- an image fixing device is known from US Pat. No. 4,511,778, which is a toner image using high frequency waves, especially microwaves, fixed on a printing material, especially a sheet of paper.
- An aspect the known device is the possibility of depending on the microwaves of the size of the substrate to give, taking into account this Size as the characteristic value of the substrate, proper melting and to fix the toner.
- the procedure cited only for black and white printing with paper weights of a small range of variations can be used, while that may be different Behavior of different colored toners and different paper weights with possibly also different water content in this flat rate, on the Size of the substrate is not considered in a coordinated manner.
- the toner image can have four different toner layers. The maximum density of each toner layer on the image carrier substrate or printing material 100%, whereby there is a maximum total density of the toner layers results in the toner image of 400%.
- the density is a single color Toner image in the range of 0% to 100% density, a colored toner image in the Range from 0% to 290%.
- the facility cited does not contain any in itself known microwave resonator, the microwave application with regard to a homogeneous heating appears desirable according to the invention.
- the problem can arise when using sheet-shaped printing material, that in the area irradiated with microwaves the edge area of the sheet is processed energetically differently than the central leaf area, so that it becomes a unevenly created printed product can come.
- a contactless fixation is desirable to protect the printed image. Additional advantages of contactless fixation are the avoidance of adhesive wear and the resulting increased service life of the equipment used, as well as better reliability of the facility.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of an adequate fixation of toner on a substrate using microwave, preferably also for one multi-color printing on sheet-shaped substrate and using a resonator and preferably in coordination with the prevailing special circumstances, to enable.
- this object is achieved in that the Printing material containing toners with microwaves from at least one microwave transmitter irradiated and heated for melting the toner and that a toner is used that makes a sharp transition from its solid to its liquid Shows the state when heated.
- a dry toner can be used, for example that is still quite hard at an average temperature of around 50 ° C to 70 ° C, so that it uses conventional methods to achieve a desired average toner size from Z. B. 8 - 4 microns can be ground and also at development temperatures does not become sticky or melts yet, but at a higher temperature of e.g. about 90 ° C is already very low viscosity with low viscosity, so that it if necessary.
- under Utilization of capillarities is possible even without external pressure and without contact and settles and sticks in the printing material and then very quickly when it cools down hard again and is fixed, and with a good, adapted to the substrate Surface gloss, especially due to a lack of grain boundaries. The latter also plays an important role in color saturation for color saturation.
- the starting temperature of the start of the glass transition of the toner is preferred determined as the temperature value at which the tangents follow the course of the function of the elastic module G 'as a function of the temperature before and after Cut the glass transition.
- the transition of the toner from its solid to its liquid state is preferred in a temperature interval or temperature window of approximately 30 ° to 50 ° K Size take place. This range should be above 60 ° C, preferably between approximately 70 ° C to 130 ° C, most preferably between 75 ° C and 125 ° C.
- the energy input mentioned can essentially be one of the overall system correspond to the microwave power consumed from printing material and toner, so that according to the actual conditions, the delivered Performance is compared with the recorded power and coordinated. This in turn essentially corresponds to an efficiency control and / or adjustment.
- a regulation on the part of the Transmitter in the broadest sense which can also be addressed as a microwave source can, and / or on the part of the receiving toner-printing material system or its Handling.
- the invention preferably proposes in detail the power of the microwave transmitter to regulate and / or the speed of the movement of the substrate regulate and / or tune the resonator and / or the frequency of the microwaves to coordinate, the latter two measures preferably also to achieve a higher energy absorption directly in the toner itself, and thereby a more precise To influence its amalgamation as indirect and problematic the substrate.
- the invention preferably suggests as measurable parameters for the dependent control the temperature of the substrate or that reflected by the toner-substrate system and therefore not absorbed microwave energy.
- Other measurable parameters can - without limitation - the weight / thickness or water content of the substrate or density and gloss of the toner layer.
- One or more operating parameters are preferably also provided in a controllable manner.
- the local one Process parameters correspond to the operating parameters of the device.
- a further development of the device according to the invention, for the more independent Protection is characterized by at least one resonator for Microwaves emitted by the transmitter (microwave source), which is a standing microwave generated approximately perpendicular to the level of the substrate.
- Such a vertically arranged resonator has the advantage that it is a special one provides favorable intensity distribution of the electric field in the substrate level. It can be achieved that a not too large one is chosen Resonator width in the substrate level and transverse to its transport direction very homogeneous intensity of the electric field is generated and thus the substrate or the toner carried by it over this width, and with uniform Feed of the substrate in the transport direction also over its length, is heated evenly. With a resonator according to the invention can thus the length of the printing material is wider according to the width of the resonator Stripes processed gradually over time, even heating become.
- a next development of the invention provides that more than one resonator is used is arranged and the resonators distributed over the width of the printing material are, the working widths of mutually adjacent resonators as a precaution preferably overlap so that the printing material or the toner carried by it evenly and completely heated over the entire surface of the substrate becomes.
- preference is given to ensuring that the resonator is above its width provides an electric field that is as homogeneous as possible, which in particular with a resonator width up to about 20 cm is well guaranteed, with a resonator width from about 4 cm to about 8 cm is preferred.
- the resonators are preferably staggered with respect to one another, with different ones Formations come into consideration.
- the resonators be arranged in two rows one behind the other, each with a gap, what results in a compact, space-saving arrangement.
- the resonators can, for example can also be arranged in stair formation or in V formation.
- This Formations have the advantage that the toner is in the overlap areas of the working widths the resonators are not between passing successively Resonators cooled. This is a possible visible boundary layer formation prevented by remelting the toner layer in the overlap areas.
- the formations mentioned have the advantage that there is enough space for guide elements for the printing material in the area of the device according to the invention remains.
- all existing resonators could come from a single microwave source be fed.
- the energy can be increased, for example, by means of T-pieces the individual systems are distributed.
- homogeneous heating of the image to be fixed can be done more reliably ensure if each resonator is powered by its own microwave source becomes. This can cause different heating of the image to be fixed due to a different degree of filling of the resonators in the edge area of the Substrate, by adjusting the microwave power of each Compensate resonators by the microwave power the respective degree of filling of the resonator is adjusted.
- a reasonable minimization of the number of microwave sources can, however, if necessary still achieve by using the power of a microwave generator over T - Pieces are distributed in two resonators each, whereby it is preferable to ensure that the two interconnected resonators each have approximately the same degree of filling exhibit.
- the two middle resonators and the two outer resonators are connected together, each with respect to an axis of symmetry running between the two inner resonators have a symmetrical degree of filling. This is how half of the microwave sources can be or save magnetrons.
- the scattered radiation that emerges from the openings of the resonators can also be by building a so-called choke structure and / or by using Reduce absorbent materials outside the resonator.
- the device according to the invention is not only itself as a fixing device or fuser suitable, but it could also serve as a preheating device for a subsequent fixing device can be used with advantage. It would also be a conditioning device suitable for conditioning substrates, especially paper. A Changes to the substrate can then already be done by applying heat Start of the printing process.
- At least one resonator in the direction of movement of the printing material has a length of about 1 to about 20 cm to the Simplify handling of the substrate, but on the other hand it is sufficient Power (for example 1-10 kW per resonator) to allow without it Breakthroughs come.
- the width of the resonator should also be on the , Speed of the substrate to be matched. It is a relative speed (for example up to 100 cm / s) in such a way that also in a kinematic reversal, the fixing device relative to the stationary printing material could move or both components. Even a stationary fixation without any movement would be conceivable.
- the device according to the invention is preferred for a digital multicolor printing machine provided so that protection for such a printing press equipped is claimed within the scope of the invention.
- the G 'ratio is the ratio of the elastic modulus G' at the initial temperature of the glass transition plus 50 ° C to G 'at the initial temperature of the glass transition.
- the initial temperature of the glass transition is determined from the The intersection of the tangents at G 'before and after the glass transition determines and lies in the example shown at almost 70 ° C.
- Fig. 2 shows the measured functional curve of G 'according to Fig. 1 for three examples Toner shown.
- the functional values of G ' were determined by a rheological Measurement with a Bolin rheometer, equipped with parallel plates of 40 mm Diameter determined. There was a continuous change in temperature at one Frequency of 1 rad / s corresponding to 0.16 Hz carried out between 50 ° C and 200 ° C. The strain of the measurement was chosen so that the sample did not have a shear thinning shows (Newtonian behavior).
- Fig. 3 shows schematically a perspective view of a resonator 1 according to the invention perpendicular to the transport plane one in the transport direction 2 by one Separation gap 3 of the resonator 1 to be transported, not shown printing material is arranged. Through the separation gap 3, which is also the transport level of the substrate, the resonator 1 is divided into sub-areas 1a, 1b.
- a microwave feed into the resonator 1 from a microwave source, not shown can be done in the direction of arrow 4, being in the resonator section 1a, a sliding end slide 5 is indicated.
- Fig. 3 there is a coordinate system around the resonator 1 with an x -, a y - and az axis in which the resonator 1 is to be oriented.
- the direction of transport 2 for the substrate coincides with the y - axis
- the width of the substrate extends in the direction of the x axis
- the excitation direction of the standing microwave in the resonator 1 extends perpendicularly in the direction of the z - Axis.
- the intensities E x , E y and E z of the components of the electrical field of the resonator, which result as a function of the respective coordinate, are plotted qualitatively over the axes of the coordinate system. It turns out that the course of the intensity of the electric field E x in the direction of the x-axis, that is, in the direction of the width of the printing material, is almost rectangular, which means that this intensity is essentially constant over the width of the resonator 1 or is homogeneous. This brings about a heating of the printing material carrying the toner, which is proportional to the intensity distribution, namely the printing material is heated homogeneously over the X width of the resonator 1 during its transport in the transport direction 2.
- the X width of the resonator 1 is limited by the fact that the field distribution changes if the broadening is too great. This could result in the heating profile no longer being homogeneous in the X direction.
- the X width of the resonators 1 should therefore be limited to less than 20 cm, preferably approximately 4 cm to 8 cm.
- a staggered Arrangement of the resonators 1 also offers the advantage that the resonators are so can be arranged that there is enough space between them to hold elements of one To accommodate the guide for the substrate. As a result, the substrate can always be kept in mechanical contact with the guide. This is a safe guide guaranteed.
- Figs. 4 to 6 each show preferred arrangements in a schematic top view of resonators 1 in order to heat a printing material homogeneously over its entire width.
- a conveyor belt below the working areas of the resonators 6 indicated that 2 is moving and is provided in the transport direction Carrying substrate in each case and through the separation column 3 of the resonators 1 transport.
- Fig. 4 shows a particularly compact arrangement.
- the resonators 1 are closed fourth in a row next to each other and in two rows in a row, based on the Transport direction 2, arranged, the resonators 1 each arranged on a gap are.
- resonators 1 are staggered one behind the other in a V-shaped formation arranged, the totality of the resonators 1 here as well Width of the conveyor belt 6 detected.
- resonators 1 are staggered one after the other, likewise again in its entirety the entire width of the conveyor belt gathering.
- the longitudinal edges of resonators 1 are successive each capture the next section of the width of the conveyor belt 6, drawn in alignment with each other. But it is for homogeneous heating of the toner-bearing substrate better if the working widths of the resonators 1 and the work areas they are overlapping overlap. On such an overlap area can preferably have a width of 1 mm to 30 mm, preferably from 1 mm to 10 mm.
- the preferred number of resonators 1 then depends on the width of the individual resonator 1, the size of the overlap area and the width of the printing material or the conveyor belt 6. For example can according to the arrangement according to Fig.
- resonators in two rows 4 resonators 1 can be arranged.
- Each of these resonators 1 can cross to Transport direction 2 have a working width of 54 mm.
- the two rows of resonators 1 can be a distance of 525 mm from each other in the transport direction 2 to have.
- the resonators 1 of the two can Rows should be arranged in a gap, offset by 47 mm to each other. Under Taking into account the specified working width, this results in an overlap the working widths in the transport direction 2 of successive resonators 1 of 7 mm.
- the arrangements according to Figures 5 and 6 also have the advantage that the Toner in overlapping areas of the resonators 1 at the transition from the work area of a resonator to that of the next resonator 1 when the Printing material in transport direction 2 does not cool down. This will make one possible visible Boundary layer formation by remelting the toner layer in the overlap areas the resonators 1 prevented.
- Fig. 7 again shows a resonator 1 in a schematic perspective view 3, now with electrically conductive connecting elements 7 for Connection of the sub-regions 1a and 1b of the resonator 1. This serves for the electrical Connection of sections 1a and 1b so that equalizing currents can flow.
- Method for fixing toner on a carrier or a printing material, in particular a sheet-shaped printing material, preferably for a digital printing machine characterized by that the toner-containing printing material is irradiated with microwaves from at least one microwave transmitter and heated to melt the toner, and that a toner is used which shows a sharp drop in the elastic module G 'from its solid to its liquid state when heated.
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- den Funktionalverlauf des elastischen Moduls G' eines Toners als Funktion der Temperatur zur Definition der Anfangstemperatur des Glasübergangs des Toners,
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- die gemessenen Funktionalverläufe gemäß Abb. 1 eines erfindungsgemäßen Toners und zweier Toner nach dem Stand der Technik zum Vergleich,
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- eine schematische Perspektivansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Resonators zum Fixieren eines Tonerbildes,
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- eine bevorzugte Anordnung von 8 Resonatoren einer erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung zum Fixieren eines Tonerbildes in zwei Reihen in schematischer Draufsicht,
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- eine zweite Anordnung von 7 Resonatoren, angeordnet in einer V - Formation in schematischer Draufsicht,
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- eine dritte Anordnung von 8 Resonatoren einer erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung zum Fixieren eines Tonerbildes in treppenartiger Staffelung in der Draufsicht und
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- eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Resonators gemäß Abb. 3 mit Verbindern.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Toner aufweisende Bedruckstoff mit Mikrowellen aus wenigstens einem Mikrowellensender bestrahlt und für das Schmelzen des Toners erhitzt wird und daß ein Toner verwendet wird, der einen starken Abfall des elastischen Moduls G' von seinem festen zu seinem flüssigen Zustand beim Erhitzen zeigt.
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- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verhältnis des Wertes des elastischen Moduls G' bei dem Referenztemperaturwert, errechnet aus der Anfangstemperatur beim Beginn des Glasübergangs des Toners plus 50°C, zu dem Wert des elastischen Moduls bei der Anfangstemperatur <10-5, bevorzugt < 10-7 beträgt.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Übergang des Toners von seinem festen in seinen flüssigen Zustand in einem Temperaturintervall von etwa 50° K oder kleiner stattfindet.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich das genannte Temperaturintervall des Zustandswechsels des Toners oberhalb 60°C, bevorzugt im Bereich von etwa 75°C bis etwa 125°C erstreckt.
- Verfahren zur Fixierung eines Toner, insbesondere nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein physikalischer Verfahrensparameter in Abhängigkeit von einem mit dem Energieeintrag in den Toner aufweisenden Bedruckstoff korrelierenden Parameter gesteuert und/oder geregelt wird. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Leistung des Mikrowellensenders in Abhängigkeit vom Energieeintrag geregelt wird, in der Weise, daß bei zu niedrigem Energieeintrag die Leistung erhöht und bei zu hohem Energieeintrag die Leistung verringert wird, um im Mittel einen im wesentlichen konstanten, sachgerechten Energieeintrag zu erhalten.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Geschwindigkeit der Bewegung des Bedruckstoffes durch einen mit den Mikrowellen bestrahlten Bereich in Abhängigkeit vom Energieeintrag geregelt wird, in der Weise, daß bei zu niedrigem Energieeintrag der Bedruckstoff mit einer geringeren Geschwindigkeit fixiert wird und bei zu hohem Energieeintrag der Bedruckstoff mit einer höheren Geschwindigkeit fixiert wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Mikrowellensender in Abhängigkeit vom Energieeintrag getunt bzw. bezüglich der Frequenz der von ihm ausgesandten Mikrowellen abgestimmt wird.
- Verfahren nach Ansprüche 5 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß als mit dem Energieeintrag korrelierender Parameter die Temperatur des Bedruckstoffes genommen wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß als mit dem Energieeintrag korrelierender Parameter der Wirkungsgrad des Energieeintrags genommen wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß als mit dem Energieeintrag korrelierender Parameter die reflektierte Leistung bzw. Energie des teilweise oder ganz einen Bedruckstoff enthaltenden Resonators gemessen wird und mit der durch den Mikrowellensender abgegebenen Leistung verglichen bzw. ins Verhältnis gesetzt wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in einem Mikrowellenfrequenzbereich von 100 MHz bis 100GHz außerhalb der freigegebenen ISM-Frequenzen eine Frequenz ausgewählt wird, bei der der Anteil der Absorption der Mikrowellenenergie durch den Toner gemessen an der Gesamtabsorption zugunsten einer höheren Absorption des Toners gewählt ist.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein farbiger Toner verwendet wird.
- Einrichtung zur Fixierung von Toner auf einem Träger bzw. einem Bedruckstoff, insbesondere einem blattförmigen Bedruckstoff, vorzugsweise für eine digitale Druckmaschine, vorzugsweise zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zur Bestrahlung und Erhitzung des einen starken Abfall des elastischen Moduls G' von seinem festen zu seinem flüssigen Zustand bei seinem Erhitzen zeigenden Toners wenigstens ein Mikrowellen abgebender Sender vorgesehen ist. - Einrichtung nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein die Bestrahlung beeinflussender physikalischer Betriebsparameter in Abhängigkeit von einem mit dem Energieeintrag in die Toner-Bedruckstoff-Anordnung korrelierenden Parameter regelbar ist.
- Einrichtung zur Erwärmung von Bedruckstoff und/oder Toner, insbesondere zur Fixierung von Toner, vorzugsweise nach Anspruch 14 oder 15, gekennzeichnet durch wenigstens einen Resonator für vom Sender (Mikröwellenquelle) ausgesandte Mikrowellen, der eine stehende Mikrowelle etwa lotrecht zur Ebene des Bedruckstoffes erzeugt.
- Einrichtung nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehr als ein Resonator verwendet wird und die Resonatoren über die Breite des Bedruckstoffes verteilt angeordnet sind.
- Einrichtung nach Anspruch 16 oder 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehr als ein Resonator verwendet wird und die Resonatoren gestaffelt zueinander angeordnet sind.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 oder 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Resonatoren mit einander überlappenden Arbeitsbreiten angeordnet sind.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Absorption von Mikrowellenenergie des Bedruckstoffes in den folgenden Resonatoren bei eingeschalteten vorherigen Resonatoren optimierbar ist.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 bis 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Breite des Resonators quer zum Weg des Bedruckstoffes so gewählt ist, daß eine relativ homogene Mikrowellenfeldstärke über diese Breite gewährleistet ist.
- Einrichtung nach Anspruch 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Resonator eine Breite bis zu etwa 20 cm, vorzugsweise von etwa 4 bis etwa 8 cm, aufweist.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 bis 22, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Länge des Resonators in Transportrichtung des Bedruckstoffes etwa 1 cm bis etwa 20 cm beträgt.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 bis 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehrere Resonatoren, vorzugsweise je zwei Resonatoren, mit einer gemeinsamen Mikrowellenquelle in Wirkverbindung stehen.
- Einrichtung nach Anspruch 24, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Füllgrad der mit derselben Mikrowellenquelle verbundenen Resonatoren symmetrisch bzw. jeweils gleich ist.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie für eine Mehrfarbendruckmaschine vorgesehen ist oder Bestandteil einer solchen Mehrfarbendruckmaschine ist, die nach einem elektrofotographischen Druckverfahren arbeitet.
- Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 26, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Maßnahmen zur Verringerung der Streustrahlung ergriffen werden.
- Einrichtung nach Anspruch 27, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Resonatorteilbereiche eines Resonators, die durch den zwischen ihnen hindurch führenden Transportweg des Bedruckstoffes geteilt sind, mit einem geeigneten elektrisch leitfähigen Verbinder miteinander verbunden sind.
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