SPATIALLY SELECTIVE HEATING OF INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a photosensitive imaging plate for attracting a layer of printing fluid;
an intermediate transfer member contacting the photosensitive imaging plate, for receiving the layer of printing fluid from the photosensitive imaging plate; and
a heating unit positioned in proximity to the intermediate transfer member and comprising an array of individually addressable heating elements for heating the intermediate transfer member in manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member.
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Abstract
In an example, an apparatus is described that includes a photosensitive imaging plate, an intermediate transfer member, and a heating unit. The photosensitive imaging plate attracts a layer of printing fluid. The intermediate transfer member contacts the photosensitive imaging plate and receives the layer of printing fluid from the photosensitive imaging plate. The heating unit includes an array of individually addressable heating elements and heats the intermediate transfer member in a manner that is spatially selective along two axes: a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a photosensitive imaging plate for attracting a layer of printing fluid; an intermediate transfer member contacting the photosensitive imaging plate, for receiving the layer of printing fluid from the photosensitive imaging plate; and a heating unit positioned in proximity to the intermediate transfer member and comprising an array of individually addressable heating elements for heating the intermediate transfer member in manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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transferring a layer of printing fluid from a photosensitive imaging plate to an intermediate transfer member; subsequent to transferring the layer of printing fluid to the intermediate transfer member, heating the intermediate transfer member in a manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member; and subsequent to heating the intermediate transfer member, transferring the layer of printing fluid from the intermediate transfer member to a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the machine-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions to identify an area of an intermediate transfer member that will receive a layer of printing fluid from a photosensitive imaging plate; and instructions to, subsequent to the identifying, heat the area of intermediate transfer member using an array of individually addressable heating elements, wherein the array is arranged to provide heat in a manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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