Patent ID: 8698861
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. A color erasing apparatus, comprising: a transporting path for transporting a paper with a heat erasable image; a first color erasing unit having a first heat roller, with a first heat source therein, and a first press roller facing the first heat roller; a second color erasing unit having a second heat roller, with a second heat source therein, and a second press roller facing the second heat roller; a gear drive train connecting the first heat roller with the second heat roller, wherein the gear drive train has a plurality of gears; and a heat source opening and closing mechanism moveable from a first position to a second position while maintaining the state of the gear drive train, wherein the first press roller is separated from the first heat roller and the second press roller is separated from the second heat roller while in the first position, and the first press roller is in close proximity to the first heat roller and the second press roller is in close proximity to the second heat roller while in the second position.