Intermediate transfer member having a compressible layer and an external heating

摘要

A printer (10) includes a surface (42) configured to carry an electrostatic charge and a printing material forming an image, a transfer member (24) configured to carry printing material from the surface (42) to media, and a heater (26) external to the transfer member (24) and configured to heat printing material being carried by the transfer member (24), in order to prevent damage by excessive heating.
The formation of the intermediate transfer member may include at least one cellular layer which is sufficiently thick and resiliently compressible, to avoid permanent deformations thereof.