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Indirect electrostatic printer

US4514078A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 1983
Grant dateApr 30, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/283
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An indirect electrostatic printer is characterized in that the intermediate medium in the form of a dielectric tape (1) is mounted in an open loop defined by a supply reel (2), an auxiliary roller (4) over which its path doubles back and a take up reel (3), and in that said auxiliary roller (4) and an associated pressure roller (14) define a combined station (7) for simultaneously transferring and fixing the image on the final medium which is in the form of individual sheets (8), and said auxiliary roller and said pressure roller constituting, together with said tape (1), means for conveying the sheets to a copy delivery station (15).

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