Fuser with a substantially u-shaped reflective hood for a laser printer
US7412196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fuser for a laser printer. A heating lamp is disposed in a reflective hood. A heating roller is disposed under the heating lamp and adjacent to the reflective hood. The heating roller is separated from the heating lamp by a predetermined distance. An axial axis of the heating roller is parallel to that of the heating lamp. A pressurization roller is disposed under and rotatably abuts the heating roller. An axial axis of the pressurization roller is parallel to that of the heating roller.
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