Forming surface finish by electrophotographic toner fusing
US8275300B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2006
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of forming a variable finish on a receiver by fusing toner to a receiver in an electrophotographic printer includes providing a rotatable member, a fusing system disposed with respect to the rotatable member to form a fusing nip, and a glossing system having a glossing belt and disposed with respect to the rotatable member to form a glossing nip. The fusing system and glossing system are adapted to fuse toner to a receiver to produce respective ranges of finish of the fused toner. A finish within one of the respective ranges, and is selected, as is one of the nips, so the finish range of the system corresponding to the selected nip includes the selected finish. The rotatable member is rotated to feed the receiver through the selected nip to fuse the toner to the receiver and form the selected finish on the receiver.
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