Image forming devices, fusing assemblies, and methods of forming an image using control circuitry to control fusing operations
US6163662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2003
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to image forming devices, fusing assemblies and methods of forming an image. According to one aspect of the invention, an image forming device includes a housing including a media path configured to guide media in a downstream direction within the housing; an input device configured to receive an image; a developing assembly adjacent the media path and configured to provide developing material; a sensor adjacent the media path and configured to determine a qualitative characteristic of the media and to generate a signal indicative of the qualitative characteristic; and a fuser adjacent the media path and configured to adjust a fusing parameter responsive to the signal and to fuse the developing material corresponding to the image to the media and according to the fusing parameter.
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