Patent ID: 6141524
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for forming a printed document comprising:an image forming station having a photoreceptor an exposure station for exposing said photoreceptor, and a developer station for forming a toner image on said photoreceptor;a first toner image support member;a second toner image support member having an image area, said image area having a first position, a second position, and a third position;a first transfer station for transferring a toner image from said first toner image support member to said second toner image support member;a release agent applicator for applying a preestablished quantity of a release agent to the image area at said first position;a second transfer station for transferring a toner image from said first toner image support member onto said image area having said release agent at said second position; anda third transfer station for a transferring a toner image from said image area to a substrate.