Patent · US Expired

Process for controlling the gloss of a toner image and a digital image recording device

US6661993B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

6References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NexPress Solutions LLC · US

Inventors

Gerhard Bartscher · Cologne, DE
Frank-Michael Morgenweck · Molfsee, DE
Domingo Rohde · Kiel, DE
Muhammed Aslam · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2001
Grant date	Dec 9, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0081
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A digital image recording device (1), especially an electrographic or electrophotographic printing or copying machine, and a process for controlling the gloss of a toner image which has been transferred to an image carrier substrate (9) and fixed are proposed. In the process, after the toner image has been fixed on the image carrier substrate (9) by heating, as much heat is supplied to the toner image at least once again that the toner image on its surface or in the area near its surface is melted either completely or at least in areas, the degree and/or the duration of melting being set depending on the desired gloss of the toner image.

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