Electrographic fusing apparatus and method
US4205220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/201
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Loose toner particles carried by a flexible support are fused thereto by cylindrically curling the support about the longitudinal axis of a flashlamp, and momentarily energizing the flashlamp while the toner-bearing support is curled thereabout. A transport mechanism, adapted for use in a high-speed recording apparatus, advances a toner-bearing sheet along a circular path such that the toner-bearing surface of the sheet is untouched and continuously faces toward the center of curvature of the path.
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