Claims
- 1. A method of removing a toner image from an image carrier sheet so that the image carrier sheet can be repeatedly used, comprising the steps of:
- transporting an image carrier sheet having toner images fixed on a surface of the image carrier sheet at a predetermined speed from a storage cassette to an image removing position;
- supplying a liquid from a liquid supply roller at least partially submerged in a liquid reservoir to an image removing member comprising a squeeze roller and from the image removing member to the surface of the image carrier sheet; and
- rotating the image removing member at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, the image removing member rubbing off said toner images on the surface of the image carrier sheet to remove said toner images from the image carrier sheet.
- 2. An apparatus for removing a toner image from an image carrier sheet so that the image carrier sheet can be repeatedly used, said apparatus comprising:
- a transport roller system for transporting an image carrier sheet having toner images fixed on a surface of the image carrier sheet at a predetermined speed to an image removing position;
- an image removing member comprising a squeeze roller provided at the image removing position for supplying a liquid to the surface of the image carrier sheet;
- a liquid supply roller at least partially submerged in a liquid reservoir for supplying the liquid from the liquid reservoir to the image removing member, the image removing member rotating at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, the image removing member rubbing off said toner images on the surface of the image carrier sheet to remove said toner images from the image carrier sheet.
- 3. A method of removing a toner image from an image carrier sheet so that the image carrier sheet can be repeatedly used, comprising the steps of:
- transporting an image carrier sheet having toner images fixed on a surface of the image carrier sheet at a predetermined speed to an image removing position; and
- transferring a liquid from a liquid supply roller at least partially submerged in a liquid reservoir to an image removing member comprising a squeeze roller and rotating the image removing member at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, the liquid being conveyed from the image removing member to the surface of the image carrier sheet and the image removing member rubbing off said fixed images on the surface of the image carrier sheet to remove said fixed images from the image carrier sheet.
- 4. A method of removing a toner image from an image carrier sheet so that the image carrier sheet can be repeatedly used, comprising the steps of:
- transporting an image carrier sheet having fixed toner images fixed on a surface of the image carrier sheet at a predetermined speed to an image removing position;
- supplying a liquid from a liquid supply roller at least partially submerged in a liquid reservoir to an image removing member comprising a squeeze roller and from the image removing member to the surface of the image carrier sheet having the fixed toner images;
- rotating the image removing member at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, the image removing member rubbing off said toner images on the surface of the image carrier sheet to remove said toner images from the image carrier sheet; and
- transferring toner removed from the image carrier sheet from the image removing member to the liquid supply roller and from the liquid supply roller to the liquid reservoir, wherein said toner removed from the image carrier sheet is dispersed in the liquid.
- 5. An apparatus for removing a toner image from an image carrier sheet so that the image carrier sheet can be repeatedly used, said apparatus comprising:
- a transport roller system for transporting an image carrier sheet having fixed toner images fixed on a surface of the image carrier sheet along a conveying path at a predetermined speed to an image removing position;
- an image removing member comprising a squeeze roller for supplying a liquid to the surface of the image carrier sheet having the fixed toner images;
- a liquid supply roller at least partially submerged in a liquid reservoir for supplying the liquid from the liquid reservoir to the image removing member, wherein the image removing member rotates at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, the image removing member rubbing off said toner images on the surface of the image carrier sheet to remove said toner images from the image carrier sheet and wherein the toner removed from the image carrier sheet is transferred from the image removing member to the liquid supply roller where the toner is dispersed in the liquid contained in the liquid reservoir.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/351,555 filed Dec. 7, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,158, which in turn is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/118,117 filed Sep. 7, 1993, now abandoned.
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