IMAGE TRANSFER BLANKET
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1. An image transfer blanket usable with an image forming apparatus, the image transfer blanket comprising:
- a main blanket body;
a plurality of release layers configured to receive and transfer an image, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body; and
a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to a substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body.
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Abstract
An image transfer blanket usable with an image forming apparatus includes a main blanket body, a plurality of release layers configured to receive and transfer an image, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body, and a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to a substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body.
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1. An image transfer blanket usable with an image forming apparatus, the image transfer blanket comprising:
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a main blanket body; a plurality of release layers configured to receive and transfer an image, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body; and a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to a substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An image forming apparatus including an image transfer blanket having a normal state and a reverse state, the apparatus comprising:
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a photo imaging member (PIP); an intermediate drum; and an image transfer blanket disposed on the intermediate drum, the image transfer blanket comprising; a main blanket body; a first and a second release layer configured to receive an image from the PIP and transfer the image to a substrate, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body; and a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to the substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body; wherein, in the normal state, the first release layer is proximate to the PIP to receive the image therefrom and the second release layer is proximate to the intermediate drum and, in the reverse state, the second release layer is proximate to the PIP to receive the image therefrom and the first release layer is proximate to the intermediate drum.
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