Transferring and fixing system and method using a guided conveyor section and a free conveyor section
US7466935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/657
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and system for transfer printing of an electrostatic recharge toner image from an intermediate carrier onto a recording medium and for fixing of the transfer-printed toner image onto the recording medium, the recording medium lying on an electrostatically-chargeable conveyor belt and adhered thereto by electrostatic forces is transported through a transfer printing region and subsequently along a guided transport section. The recording medium is conveyed to a fixing device. The guided transport section is arranged in a transport unit and the fixing device is arranged in a fixing unit which are independent of one another. The fixing unit has at least one wall designed to hinder a heat transfer from the fixing unit to the transport unit.
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