Heat fixing apparatus for sublimating and fixing sublimating ink to recording medium
US7086727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/005
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat fixing apparatus has a heating unit for heating a recording medium having a substrate, a fixing layer and a surface layer so as to sublimate sublimating ink applied in advance to the surface layer for transferring the sublimated ink to the fixing layer. The heating unit includes a heating transporting mechanism for transporting the recording medium within a heating space, a heater body for heating air, and a blower mechanism for supplying hot air heated by the heater body to the recording medium being transported by the heating transporting mechanism. The apparatus further includes a flat guide member for coming into contact with the surface of the recording medium being transported by the heating transporting mechanism and a heater for heating the guide member.
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