Patent ID: 6371044
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B41J,G03G,Y10S

Abstract:
A wax coating device for a wet electrophotographic color printer, comprising:a frame mounted on a printer body; a wax tank fixed on the frame for holding wax; a coating roller rotatably disposed so as to be partially immersed in the wax held in the wax tank; a pressing roller which is movable into contact with the coating roller for pressing printed matter passing between the coating roller and the pressing roller against the coating roller; pressing roller spacing means for selectively spacing the pressing roller away from the coating roller so as to permit the printed matter to pass between the pressing and coating rollers untouched by the pressing and coating rollers; and coating prevention means for preventing the printed matter from making contact with the coating roller by being selectively advanced and withdrawn between and from, respectively, the pressing and coating rollers in accordance with the movement of the pressing roller spacing means when the printed matter passes between the pressing and coating rollers.