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US4822977A
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Paper temperature measurement fuser control
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-20
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2007-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A fuser temperature control in a machine having a first temperature sensor contacting a fuser roll surface, a prefuser transport for conveying copy sheets to the fuser, a controller and a second sensor electrically connected to the first sensor and positioned adjacent the path of said copy sheets to sense the temperature of the copy sheets and the ambient temperature of the machine at the entry to the fuser, wherein the fuser roll temperature is controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of the copy sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter F. Leising
- 👤 Michael Amato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A fuser device comprising: a fuser roll having a fuser roll surface, a first temperature sensor contacting the fuser roll surface, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser roll surface for conveying copy sheets to the fuser roll, a controller, the first temperature sensor electrically connected to the controller, and a second sensor disposed in contact with the pre-fuser transport, the second sensor electrically connected to the controller and positioned adjacent the path of said copy sheets, the second sensor being in direct contact with a copy sheet in said paper path during transport of said copy sheet to the fuser, the fuser roll temperature being controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of said copy sheets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A fuser device comprising: a fuser roll having a fuser roll surface, a first temperature sensor contacting the fuser roll surface, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser roll surface for conveying copy sheets to the fuser roll, a controller, the first temperature sensor electrically connected to the controller, and a second sensor disposed in contact with the pre-fuser transport, the second sensor electrically connected to the controller and positioned adjacent the path of said copy sheets, the second sensor being in direct contact with a copy sheet in said paper path during transport of said copy sheet to the fuser, the fuser roll temperature being controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of said copy sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The control of claim 1 wherein said second sensor is a thermistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The control of claim 1 wherein said second sensor is supported by a substrate, a relatively large area of the substrate making contact with the copy sheets, a relatively small area of the substrate making contact with the pre-fuser transport.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
123 words
Fuser apparatus for use in a reproduction machine for controlling the temperature interface between copy sheets and toner applied to the copy sheets as successive portions of a copy sheet are moved through said fuser apparatus, said apparatus comprising: means in said fuser apparatus for applying heat energy, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser for conveying copy sheets to the fuser, a temperature sensor responsive to ambient machine temperature and the temperature of said copy sheets, and a substrate supporting the temperature sensor, a relatively large area of the substrate making direct contact with the copy sheets in said paper path, a relatively small area of the substrate making contact with the pre-fuser transport.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
Fuser apparatus for use in a reproduction machine for controlling the temperature interface between copy sheets and toner applied to the copy sheets as successive portions of a copy sheet are moved through said fuser apparatus, said apparatus comprising: means in said fuser apparatus for applying heat energy, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser for conveying copy sheets to the fuser, a temperature sensor responsive to ambient machine temperature and the temperature of said copy sheets, and a substrate supporting the temperature sensor, a relatively large area of the substrate making direct contact with the copy sheets in said paper path, a relatively small area of the substrate making contact with the pre-fuser transport.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the relatively large area of the substrate is arced to facilitate paper contact.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said sensor is a thermistor bead.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
101 words
A fuser device comprising: having a fuser roll surface, a first temperature sensor contacting the fuser roll surface, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser roll surface for conveying copy sheets to the fuser roll, and a second sensor disposed in contact with the pre-fuser transport, the second sensor electrically connected to the first sensor and positioned in direct contact with the paper path of said copy sheets, the fuser roll temperature being controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of said copy sheets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
101 words
A fuser device comprising: having a fuser roll surface, a first temperature sensor contacting the fuser roll surface, a pre-fuser transport establishing a paper path between a paper storage device and the fuser roll surface for conveying copy sheets to the fuser roll, and a second sensor disposed in contact with the pre-fuser transport, the second sensor electrically connected to the first sensor and positioned in direct contact with the paper path of said copy sheets, the fuser roll temperature being controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of said copy sheets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The control of claim 7 wherein the second sensor is in contact with said copy sheets during transport of said copy sheets to the fuser.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The control of claim 7 wherein the first sensor is electrically connected in series with the second sensor.
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