Patent ID: 7245866

Claim:
An apparatus for a printer and/or copier device to which a carrier material is supplied, the carrier material having a toner image that has been transfer-printed onto the carrier material and that has been fixed to a first fixing condition on the carrier material with a first fixing unit, comprising: a printer and/or copier device having a printer housing; a burn-in station coupled to the printer and/or copier device, said burn-in station including: a second fixing unit that is operable to fix the toner image which has been fixed in a first fixing condition on the carrier material into a second fixing condition, said second fixing unit being controllable with respect to its fixing properties, and a cooling distance arranged outside of the printer housing and preceding said second fixing unit in a carrier material transport direction, said cooling distance including an air path between the first fixing unit and said second fixing unit to permit cooling of the carrier material; and a structural unit separate from said printer and/or copier device and said first fixing unit, said structural unit having said second fixing unit disposed therein.