Power control system for fusing system with external heater
US7088936B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
5References
32Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2039
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a fusing system. The fusing system includes a fuser roller, a pressure roller arranged parallel to the fuser roller for providing pressure to a medium passing between the fuser roller and the pressure roller, and a heater external to the fuser roller and applying heat to the fuser roller when the heater is operated to apply heat. The fusing system also includes a control mechanism that the controls the heater to reduce heat provided by the heater when the temperature of the heater is determined to be above a predetermined maximum heater temperature.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.