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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Gerhard Bartscher, Köln, DE;
Frank-Michael Morgenweck, Molfsee, DE;
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Muhammed Aslam, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A digital image recording device ( ), especially an electrographic or electrophotographic printing or copying machine, and a process for controlling the gloss of a toner image which has been transferred to an image carrier substrate ( ) and fixed are proposed. In the process, after the toner image has been fixed on the image carrier substrate ( ) by heating, as much heat is supplied to the toner image at least once again that the toner image on its surface or in the area near its surface is melted either completely or at least in areas, the degree and/or the duration of melting being set depending on the desired gloss of the toner image.