Electrostatographic equipment with multiplex fuser
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1. An electrostatographic reproduction equipment for producing fused toner images on a variety of substrates, the reproduction equipment including:
- (a) means for electrostatically forming image patterns of an original image on an image bearing member;
(b) means for developing such image patterns with fusible toner particles to form a toner image;
(c) means for transferring the toner image to a substrate; and
(d) a single multiplex or multiple mode fusing apparatus comprising;
(i) non-contact fusing means for completely fusing toner images onto such a substrate without contacting such image;
(ii) contact fusing means for completely fusing and fixing toner images by contacting and pressing the images onto such a substrate; and
(iii) control means for selectively operating said multiplex or multiple mode fusing apparatus in a non-contact mode such that toner images on such a substrate are fused only by said non-contact fusing means, or in a contact mode such that toner images on such a substrate are fused and fixed by said contact fusing means.
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Abstract
An electrostatographic reproduction equipment such as a copier or printer including a multiplex fusing apparatus that has non-contact and cooperating contact fusing components. The fusing apparatus further includes controls for selectively operating it in a non-contact mode, or in a contact mode.
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1. An electrostatographic reproduction equipment for producing fused toner images on a variety of substrates, the reproduction equipment including:
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(a) means for electrostatically forming image patterns of an original image on an image bearing member; (b) means for developing such image patterns with fusible toner particles to form a toner image; (c) means for transferring the toner image to a substrate; and (d) a single multiplex or multiple mode fusing apparatus comprising; (i) non-contact fusing means for completely fusing toner images onto such a substrate without contacting such image; (ii) contact fusing means for completely fusing and fixing toner images by contacting and pressing the images onto such a substrate; and (iii) control means for selectively operating said multiplex or multiple mode fusing apparatus in a non-contact mode such that toner images on such a substrate are fused only by said non-contact fusing means, or in a contact mode such that toner images on such a substrate are fused and fixed by said contact fusing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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