Printing device heating element and method of use thereof
US7141761B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1676
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printing apparatus may include a heating element with at least one of a contact fuser, a radiant fuser, a substrate preheater, an image bearing member heater, and a transfuser, the heating element including a lattice of filaments wherein the filaments are separated from each other by a spacing and the spacing is such that an energy input into the heating element is radiantly output in a specific frequency band. A method of using a printing apparatus may include providing a heating element that is part of the printing device and that includes a lattice of filaments wherein the filaments are separated from each other by a spacing and the spacing is such that an energy input into the lattice is radiantly output in a specific frequency band, and performing at least one printing operation.
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