Stripper fingers and roller assembly for a fuser in a printing apparatus
US6785503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2028
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a fuser for xerographic printing, stripper fingers remove the print sheet from a fuser roll. The stripper finger having a tip for stripping a lead edge of a sheet from the fuser roll. A roller assembly, positioned adjacent to the stripper finger; for engaging the lead edge of a sheet and lifting the sheet from further contact with the tip after the tip of the stripper finger strips the lead edge of the sheet from the fuser roll. The roller assemlby is removably mounted by using a snap-on mounting structure.
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