Imaging system with compactor and squeegee
US4974027A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/169
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for image transfer including an image bearing surface arranged to support a liquid toner image thereon, including image regions and background regions ,rigidizing means for rigidizing the toner image at the image regions, and squeegee means separate from the rigidizing means for removing excess liquid from the toner image after rigidization thereof, prior to transfer of the image to a substrate.
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