Imaging apparatus with straight path fixing
US5291255A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1695
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic printer with fixing of the final image on paper (27) by first preheating the image side of the paper on a plate (25) which is in a straight path with the nip of a heated transfer roller (17) and a heated backing roller (21). This permits high temperatures need for fixing liquid toners and avoids paper curling.
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