Patent ID: 6779883
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An overcoating device for transporting a plurality of recorded materials formed with images according to an ink jet method in parallel with spacing and overcoating each of image faces of the recorded materials with a protective layer for protecting the image, said overcoating device comprising:a transfer sheet supply unit for supplying a transfer sheet, having a transfer layer on a support, that has a width that covers the recorded materials, which are transported in parallel with the spacing, so as to cover the image faces of the recorded materials; a heating and pressing unit for heating and pressing the recorded materials and the transfer sheet; and a stripping unit for stripping the support from the transfer sheet after heating and pressing, wherein said heating and pressing unit comprises a pair of pressing members for allowing the recorded materials and the transfer sheet to pass through a nip part between the paired pressing members and when the recorded materials and the transfer sheet pass through the nip part, a portion of the transferred layer of the transfer sheet corresponding to the spacing does not contact the pressing member that contacts the recorded materials.