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Toner fusing apparatus
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-21
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Granted: 1990-02-27
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Expires: 2008-04-21
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for applying release oil to a fuser roller pair in a xerographic copier comprises an elongated trough containing a supply of oil in the base thereof, and wick for drawing up the oil from the trough and applying it to a metering roller. The metering roller applies the oil to a donor roller which, in turn, transfers the oil to the heated roller of the fuser roller pair. An upper guide device is provided on the exit side of the fuser by ribs formed integrally on the underside of the trough. The trough and guide ribs may thus have a compact configuration that is suited to inexpensive manufacture, e.g. by molding, as a one piece item. A lower guide member is fixed to the fuser assembly. Also, stripper fingers are mounted integrally on the trough adjacent the upper guides, the fingers being provided with slots through which the ribs extends.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan E. Bickerstaff
- 👤 Barry J. Collier
- 👤 Joseph F. Hale
- 👤 Peter M. Hitchmough
- 👤 Ian Pitts
- 👤 Ghulam Rasul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2017; G03G15/2025; G03G15/2028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
An apparatus for fusing toner images on copy substrates, including: means for applying heat and pressure to the toner images on the copy substrates; an elongated trough containing a supply of release fluid; means for receiving the release fluid from said elongated trough for application onto said applying means; and means for guiding the copy substrate exiting said applying means, said guiding means being formed integrally with said elongated trough, said guiding means includes a plurality of ribs projecting from the underside of said elongated trough.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
An apparatus for fusing toner images on copy substrates, including: means for applying heat and pressure to the toner images on the copy substrates; an elongated trough containing a supply of release fluid; means for receiving the release fluid from said elongated trough for application onto said applying means; and means for guiding the copy substrate exiting said applying means, said guiding means being formed integrally with said elongated trough, said guiding means includes a plurality of ribs projecting from the underside of said elongated trough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge of said plurality of ribs is convex.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
90 words
An apparatus for fusing toner images on copy substrates, including: means for applying heat and pressure to the toner images on the copy substrates; an elongated trough containing a supply of release fluid; means for receiving the release fluid from said elongated trough for application onto said applying means; means for guiding the copy substrate exiting said applying means, said guiding means being formed integrally with said elongated trough; and means for stripping the copy substrate from said applying means, said stripping means being mounted integrally on said elongated trough.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
90 words
An apparatus for fusing toner images on copy substrates, including: means for applying heat and pressure to the toner images on the copy substrates; an elongated trough containing a supply of release fluid; means for receiving the release fluid from said elongated trough for application onto said applying means; means for guiding the copy substrate exiting said applying means, said guiding means being formed integrally with said elongated trough; and means for stripping the copy substrate from said applying means, said stripping means being mounted integrally on said elongated trough.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said stripping means includes a plurality of resilient blade like fingers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of fingers are arranged so that the ends thereof remote from said elongated trough engage said applying means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of fingers are mounted adjacent said guiding means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: said guiding means include a plurality of ribs projecting from the underside of said elongated trough; and each finger of said plurality of fingers is provided with a slot to accommodate one of said plurality of ribs, said plurality of ribs being adapted to provide abutments for said plurality of fingers on the side remote from the copy substrate.
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