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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Knut Behnke, Flintbeck, DE;
Hans-otto Krause, Eckernfoerde, DE;
Frank-michael Morgenweck, Kiel, DE;
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Detlef Schulze-hagenest, Molfsee, DE;
Knut Behnke, Flintbeck, DE;
Hans-Otto Krause, Eckernfoerde, DE;
Frank-Michael Morgenweck, Kiel, DE;
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Molfsee, DE;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to produce a suitable printed image in a printing machine and provide efficient cooling of the printing material following a fusing operation. To do so, a method for fusing toner to a printing material () is provided, in which case the printing material () is guided in a contacting manner below the toner's glass transition temperature and in a non-contacting manner above the toner's glass transition temperature. Furthermore, a fusing arrangement () is provided, which comprises at least one device () for guiding the printing material () in a contacting manner below the toner's glass transition temperature and at least one device () for guiding the printing material () in a noncontacting manner above the toner's glass transition temperature.