Method of making belts having burnished seams
US6669800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C66/71
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts having a large seam surface area, and marking machines that use such imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts. The seamed intermediate transfer belt having an inner surface and an outer surface having predefine surface properties for the purpose of imaging. A belt is formed from a semiconductive substrate having a first end and a second end that are mated to form a seam. An adhesive is disposed over the joint whereupon joint can be burnished or overcoated with a material that substantially imitate predefined surface properties of the belt.
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