Print agent transfer assemblies
A print agent transfer assembly including a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and a second layer of print agent, and an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different predetermined intensity level to the second layer.
1. A print agent transfer assembly comprising:
a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and second layer of print agent, the first layer and second layer defining a multilayer image; and
an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different, predetermined intensity level to the second layer.
2. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is predetermined based on at least one of:
a type of print agent in the first layer of print agent;
a number of further layers to be received at the print agent transfer member over the first layer of print agent; and
a thickness of the first layer of print agent.
3. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the energy source comprises at least one of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs).
4. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the print agent transfer member is to receive the first and second layers of print agent before the first and second layers of print agent are transferred simultaneously to a substrate.
5. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is lower than the second predetermined intensity level.
6. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is zero.
7. A print agent transfer assembly comprising:
a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and second layer of print agent; and
an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different, predetermined intensity level to the second layer;
wherein the print agent transfer member is to transfer the first layer of print agent to a substrate before receiving the second layer of print agent.
8. A method comprising:
determining, on a layer-by-layer basis, a level of heat flux to be supplied to a layer of print agent of a multi-layer image;
receiving the layer of print agent on a transfer member; and
supplying the determined level of heat flux to the layer of print agent on the transfer member.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the level of heat flux comprises determining the level based on one of:
a type of print agent in the layer of print agent;
a number of further layers of print agent to be received at the transfer member over the layer of print agent; and
a thickness of the layer of print agent.
10. The method of claim 8 , comprising:
receiving a further layer of print agent on the transfer member on top of the layer of print agent;
determining a further level of heat flux to be supplied to the further layer of print agent;
supplying the determined further level of heat flux to the further layer of print agent on the transfer member; and
transferring the layer and the further layer simultaneously onto media.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the level of heat flux is lower than the further level of heat flux.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the level of heat flux is zero, and the further level of heat flux is non-zero.
13. A method comprising:
determining, on a layer-by-layer basis, a level of heat flux to be supplied to a layer of print agent;
receiving the layer of print agent on a transfer member;
supplying the determined level of heat flux to the layer of print agent on the transfer member;
transferring the layer of print agent to media;
receiving a further layer of print agent on the transfer member;
determining a further level of heat flux to be supplied to the further layer of print agent; and
supplying the determined further level of heat flux to the further layer of print agent on the transfer member.