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US 5,497,222 AGranted
Image transfer apparatus incorporating an integral heater
AssigneeIndigo N.V.
InventorsBenzion Landa, Hanna Pinhas, Paul Fenster
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Abstract
An imaging system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member operative for transfer of toner images from the image bearing surface to a transfer surface of the intermediate transfer member and for subsequent transfer to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member includes a compressible layer, a backing layer disposed away from said image bearing surface and a heating layer. The heating layer is disposed intermediate backing layer and said transfer surface.
Claims22
Imaging apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing surface having a toner image formed thereon;
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- a drum type intermediate transfer member having a transfer surface which receives the toner image from the image bearing surface and subsequently transfers the image to a substrate, wherein the intermediate transfer drum comprises a rigid core and an intermediate transfer blanket which is fixedly and replaceably secured and attached to the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.