Imaging system with intermediate transfer members
US5410392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1614
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Imaging apparatus for printing an image on a substrate (42) from a latent image formed on a latent image bearing surface (16) including developing apparatus (22) for developing the latent image/with toner to form a developed toner image of a given size, a first intermediate transfer member (40) having a surface area large enough to accomodate the developed toner image, first transfer means for transferring the developed toner image from the latent image bearing surface (16) to the first intermediate transfer member (40), a second intermediate transfer member (47) having a surface area smaller than the surface area of the first intermediate transfer member (40), and second transfer means for transferring of said developed image from said first intermediate transfer member (40) to said second intermediate transfer member (47) and from said second intermediate transfer member (47) to said substrate (42). Preferably the second intermediate transfer means (47) is a cylinder having a diameter of less than 30 or 40 mm.
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