Image removing device, image removing method, and image forming/removing system
US8231760B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/195
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disclosed image removing device includes a roller peeling member onto which a recording material with the image forming substance having thermoplastic properties is superposed; a heating unit configured to heat the image forming substance; a pressurizing unit configured to apply pressure to the roller peeling member and the recording material superposed thereon to cause the image forming substance heated by the heating unit to adhere to the roller peeling member; a separating unit configured to separate the recording material from the roller peeling member after the image forming substance has adhered to the roller peeling member; and a removing unit configured to remove, from the roller peeling member, the image forming substance that has been transferred from the recording material to the roller peeling member. The removing unit is driven in such a manner that the removing unit and the roller peeling member pressurize/contact/slide against each other.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.