Image transfer nip method and apparatus using constant current controls
US8396404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1623
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for marking an image on a media substrate using an intermediate transfer printing arrangement. Specifically disclosed is an image transfer nip arrangement associated with a secondary transfer of an image which utilizes a constant current source to generate an electric field across the nip and transfer toner from an intermediate transfer surface to a media substrate.
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