PRINTING SYSTEM WITH PROGRESSIVE IMAGE TRANSFER AND PROGRESSIVE RADIANT ENERGY EXPOSURE OF IMAGES FOR MULTI-PASS PRINTING PRINTING APPARATUSES AND CORRESPONDING METHODS

摘要

The present invention relates to a printing system comprising a rotatable intermediate member, a transfer device, and a copying mechanism, wherein the rotatable intermediate member is movable by a marking system to form an image through a multipath of the intermediate member past the marking system Wherein the conveying device comprises a rotatable conveyor belt having an inlet end and an outlet end and wherein the leading edge of the medium advances toward the outlet end in a region of engagement with the medium, The outer surface and the conveyance belt being movable relative to an outer surface of the intermediate member in such a manner that the image is transferred from the outer surface of the medium to the image transfer / And the image transfer / cure area increases in length as it is sequentially coupled with the medium on which the transfer belt advances, and the copying mechanism includes a radiant energy source to simultaneously expose the image to the radiant energy And wherein the image is transferred to the medium along an image transfer / cure region and a method of forming an image on the medium in the printing system.