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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1994
Tooru Maruyama, Fujisawa, JP;
Iwao Takahashi, Yokosuka, JP;
Masatoshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Hisao Watanabe, Sagamihara, JP;
Taro Terashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoaki Sugawara, Warabi, JP;
Masaru Shinkai, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiyuki Kawanishi, Numazu, JP;
Masato Igarashi, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus capable of surely removing a toner or similar image forming substance stably cohered to a sheet, and an apparatus for processing a sheet are disclosed. A liquid supply unit uniformly supplies a liquid to a toner carried on the sheet. The sheet infiltrated with the liquid is heated by a toner removing unit to have to the toner thereof softened. As a result, the toner adheres to the surface of an offset member implemented as a belt or a drum. The sheet containing the liquid therein is conveyed to the toner removing unit without creasing, breaking or folding.