Patent ID: 8938195
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for fixing toner onto a receiver medium, the toner having a toner glass transition temperature, comprising: depositing a pattern of toner onto a surface of the receiver medium; providing a liquid-blocking barrier having a first surface and a second surface that is impermeable to a heating liquid; a first contacting step of bringing a surface of the receiver medium into contact with the first surface of the liquid-blocking barrier; and a second contacting step of bringing the heating liquid into contact with the second surface of the liquid-blocking barrier, the heating liquid being at a temperature greater than the toner glass transition temperature such that heat is transferred through the liquid-blocking barrier from the heating liquid to the toner, thereby raising the temperature of the toner to a temperature above the toner glass transition temperature; wherein the heating liquid is absorbed into a porous material, the porous material forming a porous belt that travels around a plurality of rollers along a belt path, and wherein the porous belt contacts the second surface of the liquid-blocking barrier along at least a portion of the belt path.