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EP 0992864 B1 20050629 - Ink layer fixing

Title (en)

Ink layer fixing

Title (de)

Farbauftragsfixierung

Title (fr)

Fixage d'une couche d'encrage

Publication

EP 0992864 B1 20050629 (DE)

Application

EP 99117814 A 19990909

Priority

DE 19846669 A 19981009
DE 19857044 A 19981210

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0992864A2] The equipment has an infra red lamp (1) for heating the toner (7) deposited on the copier and/or laser printing paper (6). A primary reflector (4) concentrates the infrared beam on to the paper. A quartz glass tube (8) acts as a spectral filter. Provision can be made to prevent stray reflection of the beam on to other printer components and to cool the reflectors.

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/20

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/2007 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 29823683 U1 19990930; EP 0992864 A2 20000412; EP 0992864 A3 20010816; EP 0992864 B1 20050629

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 29823683 U 19981210; EP 99117814 A 19990909