Methods and apparatus for increasing image gloss
OwnerLaurent A. Regimbalinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods include various means of increasing the finish gloss of a printed image that is formed on a sheet of media by a deposition device. Apparatus in accordance with the present invention include a fusing circuit that enables the image to be repeatedly exposed to the heat of a fusing device while passing the media through the deposition device only once. Apparatus in accordance with the present invention can also include a fusing device that has a single hot roller and a plurality of pressure rollers that enable the image to be passed between the hot roller and each of the respective pressure rollers in succession. A method in accordance with the present invention includes repeatedly exposing the image to a fusing device.
Claims20
An imaging apparatus for producing an image on a sheet of media, comprising:
- a print path;
- a fusing device operatively positioned on the print path and having a hot roller and at least one pressure roller;
- and,
- a fusing circuit operatively connected with the print path, whereby the sheet of media is selectively moved along the fusing circuit and re-exposed to the hot roller.
An imaging apparatus, comprising a fusing device having a single hot roller and a plurality of pressure rollers.
A method of increasing the gloss of an image formed on a sheet of media, comprising:
- providing a fusing device;
- providing a deposition device, whereby an image is selectively formed on the sheet of media during passage thereof through the deposition device;
- and,
- repeatedly exposing the image to the fusing device while passing the sheet of media through the deposition device only once.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.