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US 6,665,516 B2Granted
Fixation device for fixation of toner material
AssigneeNexPress Solutions LLC
InventorsFrank-Michael Morgenweck, Domingo Rohde
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Abstract
A fixation device for fixation of toner material on a printing stock for an electrophotographic printer with a radiation wavelength essentially in the ultraviolet range for thermal melting of the toner material, and the stock, as carrier of the toner material, is heatable by a device essentially during the exposure process.
Claims12
Fixation device (5, 15) for fixation of toner material on printing stock (30) for an electrophotographic printing machine, comprising:
- a radiation unit (10), emitting radiation in an electromagnetic spectrum, at a predetermined radiation intensity for exposure of toner material on printing stock to heat the toner material to a predetermined temperature so as to be melted thermally, and at least one microwave applicator (20), having one side of the microwave applicator (20) being formed by a metal screen (50), to heat the printing stock (30), as carrier of the toner material, to a predetermined temperature, essentially during exposure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.