Fuser belt assembly
US7764914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2009
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fuser belt assembly of a xerographic marking device is provided with an endless fuser belt having an inner side and an outer side, a pressure pad movable between a cammed-in position in which the pressure pad contacts an inner side of the fuser belt to press an outer side of the fuser belt against a fuser roll to form a fusing nip, and a cammed-out position in which the pressure pad does not press the fuser belt against the fuser roll. The pressure pad includes two or more embedded pressure sensors for sensing a load of the pressure pad in the cammed-in position, and one or more preload adjustment screws for adjusting the load on the pressure pad based on the sensed pressure pad loads.
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