Sintered image transfer system

摘要

A method and apparatus for transferring a developed image made up of toner particles and a liquid carrier to copy sheet, wherein the developed image is heated to a temperature such that the toner particles are sintered to form a coherent bonded network of toner particles without melting the individual toner particles to form a substantially solid mass, and where the coalesced toner particles still retain mobility in an electrostatic field.