Method of preventing overheating of fuser assembly and apparatus using the same
US7477855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00413
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are a method of preventing overheating of a fuser assembly and an apparatus using the same. The method of preventing overheating of a fuser assembly includes inspecting whether a temperature of a fuser assembly is higher than a predetermined temperature. If the temperature of the fuser assembly is higher than the predetermined temperature it is determined whether there is a print command. A print sheet is passed through the fuser assembly, and conveyed to a predetermined location when there is no print command. The temperature is again inspected if there is no print command. If the temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature it is determined whether a predetermined time has lapsed. The temperature is again inspected if the predetermined time did not lapse.
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