Electrophotographic device capable of performing an imaging operation and a fusing operation at different speeds
US7383016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00945
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic imaging device comprises generally, an image transfer station configured to transfer a toned image to a substrate, a fuser assembly configured to fuse the toned image to the substrate and a transport device configured to transfer the substrate from the image transfer station to the fuser assembly. The device further includes a controller for controlling a first process rate of the image transfer device and a second process rate of the transport device. The controller has a mode of operation wherein the first process rate is different from the second process rate when a hand off is performed to pass the substrate from the image transfer station to the transport device.
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