Low mass heat and pressure fuser
US4582416A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Heat and pressure fusing apparatus for fixing toner images. The fusing apparatus is characterized by the separation of the heat and pressure functions such that the heat and pressure are effected at different locations on a thin flexible belt forming the toner contacting surface. A pressure roll cooperates with a stationary mandrel to form a nip through which the belt and copy substrate pass simultaneously. The belt is heated such that by the time it passes through the nip it's temperature together with the applied pressure is sufficient for fusing the toner images passing therethrough.
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