Claims
- 1. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- a separating member movable in an endless path and tending to separate the substance from the sheet when the separating member is brought into contact with the sheet; and
- a separator roller positioned for separating the sheet from the separating member, wherein the separator roller has a plurality of grooves, said separating member changing direction at said separator roller, said grooves enhancing the separation of the sheet from the separating member as said separating member changes direction by reducing the adhesion between the sheet and the separating member.
- 2. A device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising separator members located downstream of said nip in said intended direction of sheet feed, and respectively received in said grooves at tips thereof.
- 3. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- a separating member tending to separate the substance from the sheet when the separating member is brought into contact with the sheet;
- a back-up member;
- a pressing member facing said back-up member to form a nip, such that the sheet and the separating member may be contacted with one another to separate the substance from the sheet when the sheet and the separating member move through the nip; and
- a separating roller positioned for separating the sheet from the separating member, wherein the separating roller has means for enhancing separation of the sheet from the separating member by reducing the adhesion between the sheet and the separating member.
- 4. The device of claim 3 wherein said at least one separation enhancing element comprises a plurality of grooves spaced along the length of the separation roller.
- 5. The device of claim 4 including guides cooperating with the grooves to separate the sheet from the separating member.
- 6. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- a separating member tending to separate the substance from the sheet when the separating member is brought into contact with the sheet;
- a back-up member comprising a heat block; and
- a pressing member facing said back-up member to form a nip, such that the sheet and the separating member may be contacted with one another to separate the substance from the sheet when the sheet and the separating member move through the nip,
- wherein said heat block includes a plurality of spherical elements spaced along the length thereof.
- 7. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- a separating member for exerting, when brought into contact with the substance on the sheet, an adhering force on said substance, and for separating said substance from said sheet when separated from said sheet;
- a back-up member for backing up a rear of said separating member moving with the sheet contacting said separating member;
- a pressing member facing said back-up member, and for pressing the sheet and said separating member; and
- moving means for causing at least a part of the sheet and at least a part of said separating member, once brought into contact with each other and then separated, to again contact each other, and then moving said sheet and said separating member.
- 8. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- a separating member tending to separate the substance from the sheet when the separating member is brought into contact with the sheet;
- a back-up member;
- a pressing member facing said back-up member to form a nip, such that the sheet and the separating member may be contacted with one another to separate the substance from the sheet when the sheet and the separating member move through the nip; and
- a reversible drive element drivably connected to said separating member for reversibly driving said separating member.
- 9. The device of claim 8 wherein said separating member comprises a belt and said reversible drive element comprises a roller driven by a reversible motor and supporting said belt.
- 10. The device of claim 8 wherein said back-up member comprises a plurality of projections positioned to engage said separating member in the nip.
- 11. A device for removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet, comprising:
- two separating members tending to separate the substance from the sheet when the separating members are brought into contact with the sheet;
- a plurality of back-up members;
- a plurality of pressing members facing said back-up members to form a plurality of nips, such that the separating members may be brought together at the nips with the sheet between the separating members to separate the substance from the sheet; and
- a separating roller cooperating with each of the separating members for separating the sheet from the separating members.
- 12. The device of claim 11 wherein each separating roller has at least one separation enhancing element.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division, of application Ser. No. 08/542,905 filed on Oct. 13, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,735,004.
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