Patent ID: 8744332
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a print engine having a printing module to provide a toner image on a receiver using a toner having a binder polymer and a wax; a fuser having a contact surface that applies heat and pressure to heat the toner at least to a glass transition temperature for the toner and that heats the wax at least to an incorporated melting temperature to cause at least some of the wax to separate from the toner to reduce adhesion between the contact surface and the toner; a controller that allows the toner image to cool below a glass transition temperature of the toner to form a fused toner image having a viewing surface and that allows the wax to cool below the melting temperature for the wax so that after cooling the viewing surface has first portions with wax globules therein and having a first gloss and a second portion without wax globules; and a wiping system having an actuator system and a wiping surface that the controller causes to wipe the viewing surface to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules in the first portion onto the second portion when the toner image and wax are cooled.