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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1993
Theodorus W Bors, Reuver, NL;
Hubertus A Loonen, Haps, NL;
Oce-Nederland, B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus including a device for transferring a toner image from an image-forming medium to a receiving material including an endless movable intermediate provided with a top layer which, in a first transfer zone, is in contact with the image-forming medium, a heating device for heating the toner image on the top layer of the intermediate, a pressure applying device which, in a second transfer zone, can be brought into contact with the intermediate, a transport device for transporting the receiving material through the second transfer zone, and a cleaning device following the second transfer zone, between the second and first transfer zones, brought into contact with the top layer of the intermediate, the cleaning device being provided with an impurity-absorbent material on its outer surface.