Surface treatment apparatus and image-forming apparatus
US7024149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention aims to provide a surface treatment apparatus which can modify the surface qualities of different parts of image prints obtained by various image-forming methods, and an image-forming apparatus. For this purpose, it provides a surface treatment apparatus containing sheet heating unit which heats a sheet, a sheet cooling unit which cools the sheet in contact with a contact member, and a depression-and-protrusion shape control unit which forms depression-and-protrusion shapes by differently treating different parts of the surface of the sheet by at least one of the sheet heating unit and sheet cooling unit, and an image-forming apparatus containing this surface treatment apparatus which can easily form images having different surface qualities in different parts.
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