Patent · US Expired

Image transfer apparatus incorporating an internal heater

US5089856A · kind A · utility

54Cited by

19References

22Claims

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Assignee

Spectrum Sciences B.V. · NL

Inventors

Benzion Landa · Nes Ziona, IL
Hanna Pinhas · Holon, IL
Paul Fenster · Netanya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 1989
Grant date	Feb 18, 1992
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/169
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member having an image transfer surface and being operative for transfer of toner images from the image bearing surface to the image transfer surface and for subsequent transfer to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member includes a backing layer, a compressible layer disposed between the image transfer surface and the backing layer and a heating layer which is disposed between the backing layer and the compressible layer.

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