Abstract:
Flash fixing equipment (13) for fixing a toner image onto a medium by means of flashlight is to reduce non-uniformity of halftone image print density. Flash fixing unit has flash energy distribution consisting of a center zone and front/end zones. The flash frequency of the flash lamp (1) is controlled so that the toner fixing start energy being subtracted from the added value of flash energies of front and end zones becomes substantially equal to the flash energy value on the center zone. The energy distribution exceeding the fixing start energy which affects print density (size of toner-overflowed area) is controlled to have a flat characteristic to reduce non-uniformity of print density.
Abstract:
Flash fixing equipment (13) for fixing a toner image onto a medium by means of flashlight is to reduce non-uniformity of halftone image print density. Flash fixing unit has flash energy distribution consisting of a center zone and front/end zones. The flash frequency of the flash lamp (1) is controlled so that the toner fixing start energy being subtracted from the added value of flash energies of front and end zones becomes substantially equal to the flash energy value on the center zone. The energy distribution exceeding the fixing start energy which affects print density (size of toner-overflowed area) is controlled to have a flat characteristic to reduce non-uniformity of print density.
Abstract:
An electrostatographic imaging process and apparatus is described wherein a multi color image is formed by the transfer to a receiver of a set of colored toner compositions and fixing of the entire set of colored toner compositions transferred to said receiver characterised in that at least once and according to a preferred mode, after each transfer to said receiver of a colored toner composition and before the transfer to said receiver of the subsequent colored toner composition, a sintering of the transferred colored toner composition unto said receiver is executed. The electrostatographic imaging process may either be a xerocopying or xeroprinting process, whilst the sintering is preferentially executed by the application of the flash fusing process, e.g. by a Xenon flash lamp, and the final fixing is preferentially executed by the application of the heated roller fusing process.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus has a flash light fixing apparatus (32) comprising a flash light fixing unit (33) to irradiate a flash light to paper to which toner has been transferred, and a paper feed apparatus (34) provided opposite the flash light fixing unit (33). The paper feed apparatus (34) comprises a paper feed mechanism (50) and a paper guide mechanism (60) that guides paper that is fed by the paper feed mechanism (50). The paper guide mechanism (60) comprises a plural number of metal plates (61) disposed so that end surfaces (61a) thereof oppose the flash light fixing unit (33), and arranged so as to extend in the same direction as the direction of paper feed. The end surfaces (61a) of said metal plates (61) guide the paper.
Abstract:
A toner image formed on an image carrier (11) through processes including charge elimination, main charging, exposure and developing is transferred to a record medium (S) and settled using a flashlight to obtain an image. A device (10) for image formation includes a main charger (12) and secondary charger (17) having the same polarity as the main charger and an absolute charge potential higher than that of the main charger to perform secondary charging.
Abstract:
The present inventionprovides a color image forming developer comprising yellow, magenta, and cyan toners each containing an infrared absorber, wherein the cyan toner has a maximum infrared absorbance in the infrared region lower than that of the magenta toner and that of the yellow toner, to simultaneously attain sufficient fixation capacity and sufficient resistance to void formation, and also provides an improved image forming method and an image forming device using the developer.