Cleaning sheet, a cleaning member and a cleaning apparatus for a fuser roll
US5649130A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning sheet for a fuser roll, wherein an average diameter of fibers constituting said cleaning sheet is not more than 14 .mu.m; a layer containing not less than 30% by weight of softening fibers which soften at a temperature higher than an ambient temperature of the fuser roll, but lower than a temperature which is 100.degree. C. higher than a surface temperature of the fuser roll is contained; and the cleaning sheet is bonded with adhesive fibers having a fiber diameter of not more than 20 .mu.m; a cleaning member for a fuser roll, having the above cleaning sheet; a supply shaft around which the cleaning sheet is wound; and a take-up shaft to which one end of the cleaning sheet is fixed; and a cleaning apparatus for a fuser roll, having the above cleaning member; and a pinch member for pressing the cleaning sheet wound off from the supply shaft to a fuser roll and conveying the cleaning sheet to the take-up shaft.
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