Patent ID: 6698958
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A system for sublimating at least one sublimation dye on at least one side of a web, comprising:a controller for controlling operation of a sublimation station, a heater coupled to said controller and spaced from the web for heating said web to a sublimation temperature to sublimate said at least one sublimation dye as said web is fed through said system, at least one sensor for sensing a temperature representative of the web temperature, said controller energizing said heater in response to said sensor to maintain said web temperature at substantially said sublimation temperature, a first drive motor under control of said controller and coupled to said heater for driving said heater between a heating position during which said heater is situated in spaced operative relationship to the web to heat the web and a park position at which said heater does not heat the web, and wherein said at least one sensor is also coupled to said drive motor so that the heater can be driven towards and away from said web.