Device for regulation of the sliding properties of a print substrate in an electrophotographic printer or copier

US7376383B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oce Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Segerer · Olching, DE
• Robert Lang · Atlanta, US
• Roland Wolf · Hersbruck, DE
• Franz Wittmann · Hockenheim, DE
• Said Youzbachi · Munich, DE
• Hans-Georg Coufal · Borgo San Lazzaro, DE
• Gunther Eder · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 11, 2007
• Grant date: May 20, 2008
• Expiry date: Apr 11, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G2215/2093
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In an electrophotographic printer or copier, toner images of images to be printed onto a printing substrate are generated and fixed, causing sliding characteristics to be worsened. In order to remedy this problem, a moistening device is provided that applies on the printing substrate a moistening agent made from a moistening fluid and a lubricant dissolved therein. Two problems are thus solved: the printing substrate is moistened and simultaneously lubricated.