Regenerating apparatus for recording medium

A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a recording medium so as to reuse the recording medium, comprising:

• (a) a container for accommodating a liquid for swelling the printing material;
• (b) an applying means for applying the liquid to a recording medium having the printing material;
• (c) a transferring means for contacting the recording medium and receiving the printing material swollen by the liquid applied thereto from the recording medium;
• and
• (d) a recovering means for recovering the printing material transferred to the transferring means,
• (e) wherein a portion of the transferring means to be in contact with the printing material on the recording medium is formed with at least one of the materials selected from polyolefin resin, polyester resin, nitrogen containing resin, sulfur containing resin, fluororesin, silicon resin, polyacetal resin, epoxy resin, polyether ether ketone resin, and phenol resin;
• and
• (f) wherein the transferring means is so arranged as to contact the recording medium removed from the liquid.

A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a recording medium so as to reuse the recording medium, comprising:

• (a) a container for accommodating a liquid for swelling the printing material;
• (b) a guide member for guiding the recording medium, part of which is arranged in the liquid;
• (c) a transporting means for transporting the recording medium along the guide member;
• (d) a removing means disposed near the guide member to remove the printing material from the recording medium;
• (e) a cleaning means for removing the printing material retained by the removing means therefrom;
• (f) a first switch for starting the cleaning means;
• (g) a second switch for starting the transporting means, the removing means, and the cleaning means;
• and
• (h) a controller for automatically driving the cleaning means when the first switch is turned on regardless of an instruction of the second switch.

A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a recording medium so as to reuse the recording medium, comprising:

• (a) a container for accommodating a liquid for swelling the printing material;
• (b) a guide member defining a passage for guiding the recording medium, part of which is arranged in the liquid;
• (c) a transporting means for transporting the recording medium along the guide member;
• (d) a removing means disposed near the passage to remove the printing material from the recording medium;
• (e) a cleaning means for removing the printing material retained to the removing means therefrom;
• (f) a switch for instructing a starting of a regenerating operation against the recording medium using the transporting means;
• (g) a timer for counting time passed from a regeneration operation previously executed;
• and
• (h) a controller for driving the cleaning means prior to the regenerating operation provided that the counted time of the timer is greater than a predetermined time when the switch is turned on.

A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a recording medium so as to reuse the recording medium, comprising:

• (a) a container for accommodating a liquid for swelling the printing material;
• (b) a guide member defining a passage for guiding the recording medium, part of which is arranged in the liquid;
• (c) a transporting means for transporting the recording medium along the guide member;
• (d) a removing means disposed near the passage to remove the printing material from the recording medium;
• (e) a cleaning means for removing the printing material retained to the removing means therefrom;
• (f) a switch for instructing a starting of a regenerating operation against the recording medium using the transporting means;
• and
• (g) a controller for prohibiting the starting of the regenerating operation based on an instruction of the switch when the cleaning means is in operation.

A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a media comprising:

• a transferring member;
• supplying means for supplying cleaning material to the surface of the transferring member;
• means for transporting a medium on which printing material is printed to the transferring member so as to keep the medium in contact with the transferring member, wherein the surface of the transferring member is formed with at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyolefin resin, polyester resin, nitrogen containing resin, sulfur containing resin, fluoro-resin, silicone resin, polyacetal resin, epoxy resin, polyether ketone resin and phenol resin;
• a first switch for powering the regenerating apparatus:
• a second switch for instructing a start of the regenerating apparatus;
• and
• a controller for automatically driving the supplying means when the first switch is turned on regardless of instruction by the second switch.

A regenerating apparatus removing a printing material from a recording media comprising:

• a transfer member which is in contact with the recording media and receives the printing material;
• means for removing residual printing material from the recording media;
• and
• the transfer member being formed with at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyolefin resin, polyester resin, nitrogen containing resin, sulfur containing resin, fluoro-resin, silicone resin, polyacetal resin, expoxy resin, polyether ketone resin and phenol resin.

A regenerating apparatus removing a printing material from a media which is printed by the printing material comprising:

• means for accommodating cleaning material;
• means for transporting the media into the tank in order to make contact between the media and the cleaning material;
• means for squeezing the cleaning material from the media;
• and
• means for removing the residual printing material from the media from which the cleaning material is squeezed by the squeezing means.