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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Gerhard Bartscher, Köln, DE;
Gerald Erik Hauptmann, Bammental, DE;
Frank-Michael Morgenweck, Molfsee, DE;
Kai-Uwe Preissig, Dortmund, DE;
Peter-Alexander Püschner, Schwanewede, DE;
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A digital printing or copying machine ( ), and a process which can be carried out with it, for one-sided or double-sided printing of a substrate ( ) using at least one toner are proposed. The machine ( ) includes at least one fixing device ( ) for fixing of a toner image ( ) on the substrate ( ), having at least one heater ( ) for melting the toner image ( ), past which the substrate ( ) can be guided by a transport device ( ) which has one or more transport elements ( to ). The machine ( ) is characterized in that the heater ( ) has at least two melt areas ( to ) on the substrate ( ) which viewed in the substrate transport direction ( ) are arranged in succession and laterally offset to one another.