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(11) EP 0 629 930 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.09.1995 Bulletin 1995/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.12.1994 Bulletin 1994/51

(21) Application number: 94304264.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.06.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03G 15/20, G03G 15/01, G03G 15/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 18.06.1993 EP 93304768

(71) Applicant: XEIKON NV
B-2640 Mortsel (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Billet, Patrick
    B-1090 Jette (BE)
  • De Bock, Jan Julien Irma
    B-9120 Beveren (BE)
  • De Cock, Etienne Marie
    B-2650 Edegem (BE)
  • Luyckx, Louis
    B-2860 St.Katelijne-Waver (BE)
  • De Schampelaere, Lucien Amedé
    B-2650 Edegem (BE)
  • Van Weverberg, Erik Gabriel Gerardus
    B-2640 Mortsel (BE)

(74) Representative: Gambell, Derek 
D Gambell & Co, Keeley House Business Centre, 22/30 Keeley Road
Croydon, Surrey CR0 1TE
Croydon, Surrey CR0 1TE (GB)


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    (54) Electrostatographic printer with image-fixing station


    (57) An electrostatographic printer includes an imaging station (A, B, C, D, E) for forming a latent electrostatic image on the surface of a drum (24), a toner development station (32) for developing the latent image to form a toner image, and a toner transfer station (34) for transferring the toner image onto a moving web. An image-fixing station (16) for fixing the toner image on the web comprises two pairs of radiant heat sources (92), the peak energy output wavelength of which lies in the non-visible part of the spectrum. The radiant sources (92) may be located in hingedly mounted pairs of housings (80, 81, 82, 83) in such a manner that the housings may be moved into a closed position to shield the radiant sources (92) from the web when the speed of movement of the web falls below a predetermined value. Damage to the web when movement thereof stops is thereby avoided.






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