Narrow media throughput control using temperature feedback
US9098031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00945
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printer is provided having a fuser assembly having a belt, a heater to heat the belt, a backup roll positioned to engage the belt thereby defining a fusing nip with the belt, a main temperature sensor associated with the heat transfer member, the first temperature sensor associated with the backup roll for sensing a temperature of a portion of the backup roll, the second temperature sensor associated with a distal end region of the heat transfer member for sensing the temperature of the distal end region. A controller is coupled to the fuser assembly for controlling a throughput of the printer based on at least one of the backup roll temperature and the temperature at the distal end region of the heater.
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