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Fusing apparatus having axially unsupported fuser roller

US4905050A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1988
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2064
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for fusing toner images to a receiver or copy sheet of paper includes a pressure roller and an axially unsupported fuser roller that is nested rotatably between the pressure roller and a pair of heater rollers. The apparatus of the present invention is particularly suitable for fusing toner images to the receiver or copy sheet without generating fuser related defects such as copy distortions, copy curls, wrinkles or image voids.

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