Liquid ink fusing and carrier removal system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsThomas F. Szlucha, Dexter A. Dyer, Michael J. Langdon
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Abstract
A reproducing machine in which an electrostatic latent image recorded on a photoconductive member is developed with a liquid developer material comprising at least a liquid carrier having pigmented particles dispersed therein. The developed image is transferred from the photoconductive member to a sheet of support material. A pair of rollers cooperate with one another to define a nip through which the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon passes. The pair of rollers apply heat and pressure to the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon. The pigmented particles are fused to the sheet of support material in image configuration and the vaporized liquid carrier removed therefrom.
Claims18
A reproducing machine of the type having a latent image recorded on a member, wherein the improvement includes:
- means for developing the latent image recorded on the member with a liquid developer material comprising at least a liquid carrier having pigmented particles dispersed therein;
- means for transferring the developed image from the member to a sheet of support material;
- a pair of rollers arranged to cooperate with one another to define a nip through which the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon passes, at least one of said pair of rollers being heated and said pair of rollers applying pressure to the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon so as to vaporize the liquid carrier therefrom and fuse the pigmented particles to the sheet of support material in image configuration;
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- means for removing a substantial portion of the vaporized liquid carrier from the region of said pair of rollers.
An electrophotographic printing machine, including:
- a photoconductive member;
- means for recording an electrostatic latent image on said photoconductive member;
- means for developing the latent image recorded on said photoconductive member with a liquid developer material comprising at least a liquid carrier having pigmented particles dispersed therein;
- means for transferring the developed image from said photoconductive member to a sheet of support material;
- a pair of rollers arranged to cooperate with one another to define a nip through which the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon passes, at least one of said pair of rollers being heated and said pair of rollers applying pressure to the sheet of support material having the developed image thereon so as to vaporize the liquid carrier therefrom and fuse the pigmented particles to the sheet of support material in image configuration;
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- means for removing a substantial portion of the vaporized liquid carrier from the region of said pair of rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.