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Electrostatographic equipment with multiplex fuser

  • US 5,055,884 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1989
  • Issued: 10/08/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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