Preconditioning receivers using ceramic heating rollers
US5941170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1671
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for drying receiver sheets prior to such receiver sheets receiving electrophotographic images, including at least one set of preconditioning rotatable rollers with each preconditioning rotatable roller in the set touching an opposing preconditioning rotatable roller to form a nip, wherein at least one of the preconditioning rotatable rollers in the set is formed from zirconia ceramic or zirconia composite; and the apparatus heating at least one of the surfaces of the preconditioning rollers of the set to dry receiver sheets as each passes through the nip.
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