Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1993-12-20
1995-04-11
Grimley, A. T.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355208, 355282, 355295, G03G 1320, G03G 2100
Patent
active
054063639
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for minimizing fuser misstrips from a heat and pressure fuser in an electrophotographic printing machine. A plurality of sensors are provided to determine the basis weight of the copy sheet, the density of the image being transferred to the copy sheet and fused thereon, the relative humidity of the machine environment, the process speed of the print engine, etc. Signals indicative of all the variables are generated and sent to the machine controller which processes these signals and predicts when a fuser misstrip is likely to occur. Based on the likely degree of misstrip, a variety of actions are taken to prevent the misstrip. A stripper finger can be actuated to physically remove the sheet from the fuser member and/or the release agent management system can vary the amount of release agent applied to the fuser to assist in the removal of the copy sheet from the heated fuser member. The overall system provides the advantage of a varying amount of fuser release agent so that an extreme buildup of oil is not encountered, and further allows an intermittent stripper finger use to prevent premature wear of the fuser member by the constant pressure of a stripper finger.
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Fromm Paul M.
Hanslik Edward C.
Moser Rabin
Siegel Robert P.
Brase Sandra L.
Grimley A. T.
Kepner Kevin R.
Xerox Corporation
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