Apparatus and method for cleaning a pressure roll of a fuser unit as used in printing
US8855538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for cleaning a pressure roll of a fuser unit useful in printing by way of a cleaning member having a compressible surface portion configured to contact the pressure roll, the compressible surface portion comprising a porous material configured to absorb a release agent from the pressure roll.
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