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Lubricant retention features on heater body of a fuser

US8306466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Lexmark International, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory Daniel Creteau · Winchester, US
Jerry Wayne Smith · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2009
Grant date	Nov 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 6, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fuser assembly including a heater assembly that includes a heater body, the heater body includes a substrate that extends across the fuser nip. A plurality of retention features are defined on a protective layer covering the surface of the substrate. The protective layer includes a first layer and a second layer, the second layer including a plurality of passages extending from an outer surface of the second layer to the first layer and dimensioned and positioned to allow a lubricant to pass through the second layer between the retention features and the outer surface of the second layer.

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