摘要:
A method and apparatus for transferring liquid toner images from an image forming surface (10) to an intermediate transfer member (40) for subsequent transfer to a final substrate (42). the liquid toner images include carrier liquid and pigmented polymeric toner particles which are essentially non-soluble in the carrier liquid at room temperature, and which form a single phase at elevated temperatures. The method includes the steps of: concentrating the liquid toner image by compacting the solids portion of the liquid toner image and removing carrier liquid therefrom; transferring the liquid toner image to the intermediate transfer member (40), heating the liquid toner image on the intermediate transfer member (40) to a temperature at which the toner particles and the carrier liquid form a single phase; and transferring the heated liquid toner image to a final substrate (42).
摘要:
Apparatus for image transfer including an image bearing surface arranged to support a liquid toner image thereon, including image regions and background regions, means for removing pigmented toner particles from the vicinity of background regions defined on the image bearing surface, means for rigidizing the toner image at the image regions, and an intermediate transfer member for receiving the toner image from the image bearing surface after rigidization thereof, for transfer of the image to a substrate.
摘要:
Apparatus for image transfer including an image bearing surface and an image receiving surface arranged for relative movement along a pathway whereby portions of the image bearing surface and the image receiving surface sequentially come into propinquity for image transfer therebetween and subsequently move out of propinquity following image transfer therebetween, potential impression device associated with at least one portion of at least one of the image bearing surface and the image receiving surface for impressing a potential on the at least one portion, and device for energizing the potential impression device only when the at least one portion is located at a predetermined location along the pathway, thereby to provide desired image transfer enhancement.
摘要:
An image having enhanced cohesiveness is provided by treating the image with heat, ultraviolet radiation or chemical agents prior to transfer of the image from a photoconductor. Treating the developed image improves the efficiency of transfer, reduces the amount of residue remaining on the photoconductor and enables high quality images on a wide variety of substrates to be obtained.
摘要:
Imaging apparatus including an imaging surface having a toner image formed thereon and an intermediate transfer member, which receives the toner image from the imaging surface and from which it is subsequently transferred. The intermediate transfer member includes a drum having mounting recesses formed therein and an intermediate transfer blanket mounted on the drum. The blanket has a layered transfer portion having a transfer surface on one face thereof which receives the toner image and optionally an adhesive layer on the opposite face thereof and a mounting fixture, attached to one edge of the layered transfer portion and adapted to mate with the mounting recesses in the drum, whereby the transfer blanket is fixedly and removably mounted on the drum.
摘要:
An imaging process including the steps of forming an electrostatic image on a photoconductor surface, developing the electrostatic image with a liquid developer to form a developed image on the photoconductor surface, and transferring the developed image from the photoconductor surface to a final substrate. The cohesiveness of the developed image on the photoconductor surface is enhanced by the application of heat, ultraviolet radiation or a catalytic agent to the developed image on the photoconductor surface.
摘要:
A method of printing images, such as multicolor images, on two sides of a substrate including: (a) forming a first image on a first surface; (b) transferring the first image to a second surface from the first surface; (c) forming a second image on the first surface; (d) transferring the second image to a third surface from the first surface; and (e) simultaneously transferring the first and second images from the second and third surfaces to the two sides of a substrate. In an embodiment of the invention transferring the first image to the second surface includes transferring the first image from the first surface to the third surface and subsequently transferring it to the second surface.
摘要:
A method for forming an image on a final substrate which includes forming a liquid toner image on a surface using a liquid developer comprising carrier liquid and charged tuner particles, electrostatically transferring the liquid toner image to an intermediate transfer member coated with a release coating and transferring the liquid toner image to a final substrate.
摘要:
Dual color imaging process and system providing formation of an image having adjacent first and second areas respectively containing first and second types of pigmented particles undesirably separated by third areas relatively free of particles of the first and second types and causing the image to flow into the third areas, thereby at least partially eliminating the third areas.
摘要:
An imaging system including apparatus for forming a latent image on a surface, the latent image including a first portion having a high level of electrostatic charge, a second portion having a low level of electrostatic charge and a third portion having an intermediate level of electrostatic charge, and apparatus for developing the latent image by contacting it with a liquid toner composition comprising an insulating, nonpolar liquid having admixed therewith a first type of pigmented particles having charges of a first polarity and a second type of pigmented particles having charges of an opposite polarity, such that the first type of pigmented particles becomes deposited onto the first portion and the second type of pigment particles becomes deposited onto the second portion.