1. A method for producing an enhanced gloss electrophotographic toner image on a substrate, the method comprising:
a) passing a substrate bearing an image comprising colored fusible toner particles through a fusing zone to fuse the fusible toner particles and produce a substrate bearing a fused toner image;
b) passing the substrate bearing the fused toner image through a cooling zone to produce a cooled substrate bearing the fused toner mage; and
c) passing the cooled substrate bearing the fused toner image to a release zone where a cooled substrate bearing an enhanced gloss image is released, wherein the image comprising fusible toner particles contains at least one colored toner layer covered by a clear toner layer.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the colored toner is a black toner.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the colored toner is a magenta toner.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the colored toner is a cyan toner.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the colored toner is a yellow toner.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the colored toner comprises at least two of a magenta toner, a cyan toner, a yellow toner and a black toner.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the image comprising fusible toner particles is fused at a temperature below about 200\xb0 C.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the image comprising fusible toner particles is fused at a temperature from about 100\xb0 to about 140\xb0 C.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the image comprising fusible toner particles is fused at a pressure from about 3 to about 15 kgcm2.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate bearing the fused image is cooled in the cooling zone to reduce the temperature of the substrate bearing the fused image by at least 40\xb0 C.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the temperature reduction is from about 40 to about 90\xb0 C.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the cooled substrate bearing the fused image is released at a temperature from about 30 to about 75\xb0 C.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the gloss level of the image on the cooled substrate bearing an enhanced gloss image is from about 20 to about 100.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the gloss level is from about 50 to about 100.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the clear toner contains from about 2.5 to about 10 weight percent of an aliphatic, olefinic, hindered or unhindered ester wax.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein the aliphatic, olefinic, hindered or unhindered ester wax has an average molecular weight less than about 2000.
17. In a method for producing an enhanced gloss image on a substrate by positioning an image comprising colored fusible toner particles on a substrate, fusing the toner particles in a fuser to produce a fused image on the substrate, cooling the substrate bearing the fused image and releasing the coated substrate bearing the fused toner image, the improvement comprising positioning a layer of clear toner particles over the image comprising colored fusible toner particles.
18. The improvement of claim 17 wherein the colored toners comprise at least one of black, magenta, cyan, and yellow toners.
19. The improvement of claim 17 wherein the toners are fused at a temperature from about 100\xb0 to about 140\xb0 C.
20. The improvement of claim 17 wherein the enhanced gloss image has a gloss from about 20 to about 100.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. In a brake control method for a motorcycle which includes a front master cylinder, front wheel cylinder means hydraulically connectable to said front master cylinder, a rear master cylinder, rear wheel cylinder means hydraulically connectable to said rear master cylinder and a hydraulic pressure pump, the improvement in which, when only said front master cylinder is operated, brake pressure fluid is supplied to said front wheel cylinder means, said hydraulic pressure pump is driven to supply discharging pressure fluid to said rear wheel cylinder means and, when only said rear master cylinder is operated, brake pressure fluid is supplied only to said rear wheel cylinder means.
2. In a brake control method for a motorcycle which includes a front master cylinder, one front wheel cylinder hydraulically connectable to said front master cylinder, a rear master cylinder, a rear wheel cylinder hydraulically connectable to said rear master cylinder and another front wheel cylinder hydraulically connectable to said rear master cylinder and a hydraulic pressure pump, the improvement in which, when only said front master cylinder is operated, brake pressure fluid is supplied to said one front wheel cylinder, said fluid pressure pump is driven to supply discharging pressure fluid to said rear wheel cylinder and, when only said rear master cylinder is operated, break pressure fluid is supplied to said rear wheel cylinder and said other front wheel cylinder.
3. A brake control method for a motorcycle according to claim 2, in which said brake pressure fluid is supplied through a delay valve to said other front wheel cylinder.
4. A brake control method for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which said hydraulic pressure pump is driven with the detection of the operation of said front master cylinder.
5. A brake control method for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which brake fluid pressure of said front wheel cylinder andor brake fluid pressure of said rear wheel cylinder is or are adjusted for anti-skid control, with electro-magnetic changeover valve means arranged between said front master cylinder and said rear master cylinder, and said front wheel cylinder and said rear wheel cylinder.
6. A brake control method for a motorcycle according to claim 5, in which, with the drive of said hydraulic pressure pump, the brake fluid pressure of said rear wheel cylinder is adjusted for drive slip control or traction control by said electro-magnetic changeover valve means.
7. A brake control method for a motorcycle according to claims 1 to 6, in which power supply to said electro-magnetic changeover valve means is stopped on the detection of the system trouble.
8. In a brake control apparatus for a motorcycle which includes a first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged in a conduit between a front master cylinder and front wheel cylinder means, a second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged in a conduit between a rear master cylinder and a rear wheel cylinder, hydraulic reservoir means for reserving brake fluid discharged from said front wheel cylinder means and said rear wheel cylinder, and a hydraulic pressure pump the inlet port side of which is connected to said hydraulic reservoir means and the outlet port side of which is connected to said front master cylinder side and said rear wheel cylinder side, the improvement in which a first association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged between said rear master cylinder and said outlet port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the communicating state, a second association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged between a conduit portion between said rear master cylinder and said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve, and the sucking port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said second association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the cutout state, and when said front master cylinder is operated, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and second association electro-magnetic changeover valve are charged over from the communicating state to the cutout state, and from the cutout state to the communicating state, respectively, and so said hydraulic pressure pump is driven.
9. In a brake control apparatus for a motorcycle which includes a first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged between a front master cylinder and one front wheel cylinder, said first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus normally making to communicate said front master cylinder with said one front wheel cylinder, and cutting off said one front wheel cylinder from a front hydraulic reservoir, a second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged between a rear master cylinder and a rear wheel cylinder, said second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus normally making to communicate said rear wheel cylinder with said rear master cylinder, and cutting off said rear wheel cylinder from a rear hydraulic reservoir, and a hydraulic pressure pump the sucking port side of which is connected to said front and rear hydraulic reservoirs, and the discharging port side of which is connected to said rear master cylinder side and to said front master cylinder.
the improvement in which a third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus is arranged between said rear master cylinder and another front wheel cylinder different from said one front wheel cylinder, said third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus making normally to communicate said different front wheel cylinder with said rear master cylinder, and cutting off said different front wheel cylinder from said rear hydraulic reservoir, a first association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged between said rear master cylinder and the outlet port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the communicating state, a second association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged in a conduit connecting a conduit portion between said rear master cylinder and said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve, with the sucking port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said second association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the cutoff state, and when said front master cylinder is operated, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and said second association electro-magnetic changeover valve are changed over from the communicating state to the cutoff state and from the cutoff state to the communicating state, respectively and said hydraulic pressure pump is driven.
10. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to claim 9, in which said third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus consists of an inlet valve and an outlet valve, said inlet valve and said outlet valve taking normally the communicating state and the cutoff state, respectively, and with the energization of the solenoid portions thereof, said inlet valve and outlet valve being changed over into the cutout state and the communicating state respectively, and said inlet valve is connected through a delay valve to said different wheel cylinder.
11. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 8 to 10, in which said hydraulic pressure pump is driven and said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and said second association electro-magnetic changeover valve are changed over to supply brake fluid to said rear wheel cylinder, with the detection of the operation of said front master cylinder.
12. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 8 to 11, in which brake fluid pressure of said front wheel cylinder andor of said rear wheel cylinder is or are adjusted for anti-skid control, with said first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus and said second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus.
13. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 9 to 12, in which brake fluid pressure of said front wheel cylinder or cylinders andor said rear wheel cylinder is or are adjusted for anti-skid control with said first, second and third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus.
14. A break control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 8 to 13, in which brake fluid pressure of said rear wheel cylinder is adjusted for drive slip control or traction control, with control of said second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve, second association electro-magnetic changeover valve and with drive of said hydraulic pressure pump.
15. In a brake control apparatus for a motorcycle which includes a first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged between a front master cylinder and front wheel cylinder means, said first electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus making to communicate said front master cylinder with said front wheel cylinder means, and cutting off said front wheel cylinder means from a front hydraulic reservoir, a second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus arranged between said rear master cylinder and said rear wheel cylinder, said second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus making to communicate a rear wheel cylinder with said rear master cylinder, and cutting off said rear wheel cylinder from a rear hydraulic reservoir, and a hydraulic pressure pump the sucking port side of which is connected to said front and rear hydraulic reservoirs, and the discharging port side of which is connected to said rear master cylinder side and to said front master cylinder side, the improvement in which a third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus is arranged between said rear master cylinder and said front wheel cylinder means, said third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus normally cutting off said front wheel cylinder means from said rear master cylinder, and cutting off said front wheel cylinder means from said rear hydraulic reservoir, a first association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged between said rear master cylinder and the discharging port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the communicating state, a second association electro-magnetic changeover valve is arranged in a conduit connecting the conduit portion between said rear master cylinder and said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve, with the sucking port side of said hydraulic pressure pump, said second association electro-magnetic changeover valve taking normally the cutoff state, and when said front master cylinder is operated, said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and said association electro-magnetic changeover valve are changed over from the communicating state to the cutoff state and from the cutoff state to the communicating state, respectively and said hydraulic pressure pump means is driven.
16. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to claim 15, in which said third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus consists of an inlet valve and an outlet valve, said inlet valve and said outlet valve taking normally the cutoff states, respectively, and with the energization of the solenoid portions thereof, said inlet valve and outlet valve being changed over into the communicating states respectively, and said inlet valve is connected through a delay valve to said different wheel cylinder.
17. A brake control apparatus of a motorcycle according to claim 15 or 16, in which, when said rear master cylinder is operated, said third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus is changed over to communicate said rear master cylinder with one port of said front wheel cylinder means.
18. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 15 to 17, in which said front wheel means andor said rear wheel are antiskid-controlled with the control of said first, second and third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus.
19. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 15 to 18, in which the drive-slip or traction of said rear wheel is controlled with the control of said second electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus and first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and second association electro-magnetic changeover valve, with the drive of said hydraulic pressure pump.
20. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to claims 8 to 19, in which braking forces are electrically distribution-controlled between said front wheel and said rear wheel.
21. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 15 to 20, in which power supply to said first, second and third electro-magnetic changeover valve apparatus and to said first association electro-magnetic changeover valve and second association electro-magnetic changeover valve is cut off on the trouble of the apparatus system.
22. A brake control apparatus for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 8 to 21, in which a first fluid pressure detector is arranged for detecting fluid pressure of said rear mater cylinder, and a second fluid pressure detector is arranged for detecting fluid pressure of said rear wheel cylinder, wherein, when said rear master cylinder is voluntarily actuated during the time when brake fluid is sucked from said rear master cylinder with said hydraulic pressure pump, the output of said first fluid pressure detector is compared with the output of said second fluid pressure detector, and when the former output becomes equal to the latter output or almost equal to the latter output, the solenoid portions of said first and second association changeover valves are deenergized.