APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING NIP GEOMETRY IN A PRINTING SYSTEM

An apparatus, system and method are provided for fusing an image to a substrate at a fusing nip defined by a first pressure member and a pressure belt in a belt-roll fuser. The belt-roll fuser has a fuser belt having a portion that faces a surface of the first pressure member at the fusing nip. The...

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Main Authors FESS DONALD RICHARD, PERRY BRIAN J, MCLAUGHLIN MATTHEW RYAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.12.2013
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:An apparatus, system and method are provided for fusing an image to a substrate at a fusing nip defined by a first pressure member and a pressure belt in a belt-roll fuser. The belt-roll fuser has a fuser belt having a portion that faces a surface of the first pressure member at the fusing nip. The pressure belt has a portion that faces another portion of the fuser belt at the fusing nip. The belt-roll fuser also has a group of elements configured to constrain the pressure belt such that another portion of the pressure belt faces a surface of a backing element at the fusing nip.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213495039