Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-01
2009-12-08
Gray, David M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07630675
ABSTRACT:
A fuser unit with a cleaning mechanism, including: a set of a heat roller and a pressure roller for sandwiching a recording sheet while heating the recording sheet by the heat roller; a feed roller for feeding a band-shaped cleaning member which is windable; a press roller for pressing the fed cleaning member against a surface of the heat roller or the pressure roller; a wind roller for winding the cleaning member which is pressed by the press roller; and a first reverse rotation preventing mechanism for preventing rotation of the press roller from rotating in the opposite direction to the winding direction of the cleaning member.
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Mikita Toshiya
Minakuchi Yasunori
Nagai Yoshiyuki
Nakatani Hiroshi
Nanba Toyoaki
Curran Gregory H
Gray David M
Renner , Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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