Patent ID: 7314365
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A surface treating apparatus, comprising: a sheet which comprises a base, and a thermoplastic resin layer disposed on the base, the thermoplastic layer having a softening temperature; a sheet surface forming unit having a contact member configured to contact and convey the sheet; a pressing surface forming unit configured to form a pressing surface on a contact area of the contact member, by depositing a material onto said contact area in a manner to form the pressing surface to have a surface property according to a sheet surface treatment datum; and a sheet heating unit configured to heat the sheet contacting the surface property pressing surface of the contact member to at least the softening temperature, wherein the pressing surface forming unit is configured to form the pressing surface such that when the contact member contacts the heated sheet the pressing surface embeds a surface property in the sheet corresponding to the surface property of the pressing surface.