High speed pictorial color belt fuser with straining elastic belt
US5268559A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2041
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A belt fuser which is self-stripping. The belt and a pressure roll form a nip through substrates carrying toner images pass with the toner images contacting the belt. The belt is entrained about a plurality of rollers for movement in an endless path. One of the rollers which is a drive roller for effecting belt movement is overdriven for causing a post-nip extent of the belt to stretch for effecting separation of the substrates from the belt.
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