Method for heat treatment of mixed media sheets

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9885983
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15432615

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A method for heat treatment of mixed media sheets in an image reproduction apparatus having an image forming station, a heat treatment station, a conveying path for conveying the sheets one by one through the image forming station and the heat treatment station, and a duplex loop for looping sheets back from the heat treatment station to the image forming station includes pre-heating a sheet before an image is formed thereon in the image forming station. The pre-heating includes the sub-steps of passing the sheet through the image forming station while the image forming station is idle, passing the sheet through the heat treatment station for pre-heating, and looping the sheet back to the image forming station.

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OCÉ HOLDING B V5914 CA VENLO

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Prinsen, Kevin H J R Venlo, NL 5 8

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