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Rotatable air knife

US7751767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

16Claims

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

William A. Burton · Fairport, US
Steven M. Russel · New York, US
Lawrence A. Clark · Webster, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2006
Grant date	Jul 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/2028
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments herein include an apparatus that can comprise any heating device, such as one having an outer surface adapted to contact items, such as sheets of print media, and a rotatable air outlet (vent, jet, blower, etc.) positioned next to the heating device. The air outlet can be, in one embodiment, part of a tube-shaped air pleneum. In some embodiments, the air outlet can comprise a slit, perforations, rows of jets, etc. and the air outlet can have a length at least as long as the width as the fuser. The rotatable air outlet can be positioned to blow air to remove the items from the heating device and can rotate from a first position to a different second position.

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