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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180268 | Method and apparatus for automatic fuser web material advancement in an image production unit A method and apparatus that automatically advances fuser web material in an image production unit is disclosed. The method may include receiving a signal to advance fuser web material, retrieving stored fuser web material position information, automatically advancin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170457 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus A disclosed cleaning device for removing adhering matter from a surface of a member subject to cleaning includes a belt-shaped film member arranged in a stretched configuration capable of being wound or endlessly move in a direction opposite to a surface movement di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8099033 | Pressure roller interframe oil cleaning device and method A fuser assembly for an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus including a fuser roller, a pressure roller, and a pressure roller cleaner for cleaning the pressure roller. The pressure roller cleaner has an absorbent portion and a drive mechanism for moving the ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8073373 | Image forming apparatus with device for reducing stagnant toner between fixing roller and cleaning web An image forming apparatus includes: a pattern determination information calculator for calculating printing pattern determination information on an original; a pressure changer for changing the pressure of a pressing member of a cleaning device; and a controller fo... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073374 | Fuser oil applicator and cleaner in a single web cartridge system in direct contact with fuser roll According to aspects of the embodiments there is provided a cassette cleaning web having an agent metering tube that can apply oil via a drip pipe to a web as it enters a nip within the fusing surface. Dispensing the oil as it enters the nip increases the transporta... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064814 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a fixing apparatus employing an external heating method in which a scratch on a belt member and slippage of the belt member are prevented. The fixing apparatus includes: a fixing roller; a pressure member pressed against the fixing roller; an endless bel... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064813 | Fuser apparatus having fuser cleaner web and corresponding methods Disclosed are methods of controlling a speed of a fuser cleaner web in a fuser apparatus, and the corresponding fuser apparatus. The method utilizes a fuser cleaner web for cleaning a fuser roll and being disposed between the fuser roll and a web nip roll, the fuser... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055172 | Fusing device with a web end detector and image forming apparatus incorporating same To provide a fusing unit including a fusing roller for fixing an unfixed toner image to a sheet and a fusing roller cleaning unit including a web sheet delivering roller for supplying a web sheet and a winding roller for taking up the web sheet for cleaning the fusi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050606 | Material for removing residue toner A material for removing residue toner has a non-woven felt with excellent oil retentivity, cleaning, and dry heat-stability, which is disposed on an oiled belt, an oiled roller or an oiled pad for a fixing machine or the like in a photographic imaging process. The m... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050607 | Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and image forming method with a cleaning mechanism that contacts a tension mechanism An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism for forming an image on a recording medium with a developer according to image data and a fixing mechanism for fixing the developer forming the image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism include... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8023875 | System and drive arrangement for using fuser temperature cycling to change rotational position of a fuser roller wiper A system and drive arrangement for using fuser temperature cycling to change rotational position of a fuser roller wiper includes a frame, a hot roll, a fuser roller, and a drive arrangement. The frame of the fuser unit has side panels spaced apart from one another ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7979014 | Apparatus and method for release agent application and cleaning of a fuser surface using a release agent impregnated web An apparatus and method to condition the fuser surface of a fusing or transfusing apparatus for a toner based printing system is described. The apparatus and method integrate the functions of cleaning paper debris and residual toner from the fuser (or transfuse) sur... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7957686 | Image forming apparatus and fuser unit cleaning method An image forming apparatus includes a fuser unit that includes a first roller and a second roller opposite to each other, a first conveyance unit, a second conveyance unit, a drive unit, and a control unit to control the drive unit to rotate one or both of the first... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953358 | Chemically-treated cleaning web A fuser debris inhibiting system and apparatus using an impregnated cleaning web. This web is impregnated with materials of: succinic acid, DPTA, HEDTA, NTA, DMSA or their salts. The web can contact the fuser member directly or can contact external heat rolls which ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953357 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes a contact-sliding member parallel to a generatrix of a heating roller and brought into contact with the heating roller configured to heat a toner image on a recording material. An inlet space and an outlet space are formed at the ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7933543 | Image forming apparatus with cleaning mode The image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion forming a toner image on a recording material, and a fixing portion heating and fixing the toner image formed on the recording material to the recording material, wherein the apparatus has a cleaning mode... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933542 | Fuser cleaning method and system based upon anticipatory action in image-forming device A fuser roller surface is cleaned immediately before and or after the fusing operation. The separate cleaning sequence assures that the fuser roller surface is substantially free from residual toner that has accumulated from previous fusing operation. A number of im... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7899380 | Image forming apparatus having fixing device and controller to execute a cleaning mode An image forming apparatus which forms an image on a sheet, includes a controller which executes a cleaning mode in which the controller conveys the sheet from a sheet feed tray to a fixing device without forming a toner image on the sheet, removes toner that has be... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7869752 | Cleaning device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A cleaning device including a cleaning member that moves in a predetermined direction and is in contact with a cleaning target that moves in a predetermined direction and which is directly or indirectly heated by a heater, to remove toner particles on a surface of t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7817951 | Cleaning member and image forming apparatus using the same A cleaning member for cleaning the toner remaining on the outer peripheral surface of a heat roller that fixes an unfixed developer image formed on a sheet of paper onto the paper by heating under pressure, includes: a mesh portion having a predetermined mesh in the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7792474 | Image forming apparatus with cleaning mode An image forming apparatus, including an image forming section, a fixing unit, a memory section and a control section having a cleaning mode, wherein after the sheet is conveyed to the image forming section, the control section controls the image forming section not... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783239 | Fuser unit and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A fuser unit for an image forming apparatus including: a tape-like cleaning member that abuts on a fuser roller and cleans its peripheral surface; a press roller that presses the fuser roller via the cleaning member; a feed roller that feeds said cleaning member; a ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7756458 | Fusing member rejuvenating method and system in a toner image producing machine A fusing member rejuvenating method and apparatus for cleaning and rejuvenating an external surface of a fusing member of a toner image producing machine. The fusing member rejuvenating method and apparatus include (a) a cleaning cartridge including a movable cleani... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742731 | Roller drive control method for fixing apparatus One embodiment of the present invention involves a roller drive control method for a fixing apparatus in which a separation claw for separating a recording paper and a cleaning unit for removing toner that has become residual on a surface of a heat roller are arrang... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7729651 | Axially translating web cleaning system for a fuser A web cleaning system for a fuser system includes a web which is biased into contact with a rotating cylindrical member, such as a fuser roll, as the fuser roll is rotated about its axis of rotation. A lateral displacement system displaces the web, relative to the c... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720422 | Fuser cleaning apparatus and method of operating a fuser cleaning device for use with an image forming device A fuser cleaning apparatus and method of operating a fuser cleaning apparatus for use with an image forming device. Heat is efficiently transferred to a guide member of a fuser, thereby allowing for relatively easy performance of a cleaning operation of the fuser, s... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715773 | Cleaning device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A cleaning device according to the present invention comprises which includes a cleaning belt, an unwinder, a winder, and a detector. The unwinder is wound with the cleaning belt. The winder winds up the cleaning belt intermittently from the unwinder along a path le... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711302 | Image forming apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a sheet feeding tray to store a sheet; an image forming section to form an image on the sheet; a fusing section to fuse the image; a controlling section to perform cleaning of the fusing section when a sheet has bee... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7702271 | Fixing device, and image forming apparatus using the fixing device An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device; a transfer device; an image bearing member's cleaner; and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing member configured to fix a toner ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7672630 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method with improved cleaning mechanism An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism to form a toner image on a recording medium according to image data and a fixing mechanism to fix the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing member configured to appl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7657215 | Image forming apparatus with a cleaning mechanism to collect toner for a fixing device An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device in which a cleaning mechanism for collecting toner left on a heat roller is arranged. When a preselected number of prints are output after the end of a printing job, a cleaning operation for cleaning the heat rolle... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7650105 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus for heating a toner image formed on a recording material is constituted by a roller contactable with a toner image carrying surface of the recording material; a heating member for heating the roller, the heating member contacting a surface... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7630675 | Fuser unit with cleaning mechanism and image forming apparatus having the same 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... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7610005 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same, including a propinquity/separation mechanism for moving a fixing roller cleaner in relation to fixing rollers A fixing apparatus for fusing and fixing an unfixed developer by heating/pressurizing a recording medium on which an image of the unfixed developer is formed, includes a fixing roller cleaning unit for cleaning surfaces of fixing rollers, and a propinquity/separatio... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7587161 | Fixer and image forming apparatus A fixer fixing a toner including a binder resin and a colorant on a recording medium upon application of at least one of heat and pressure, including: a fixing member fixing the toner on the recording medium; a pre... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7580665 | Chemically-treated cleaning web A fuser debris inhibiting system and apparatus using an impregnated cleaning web. This web is impregnated with EDTA or its salts. The web can contact the fuser member directly or can contact external heat rolls which in turn contact the fuser roll. The delivery of E... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574165 | Fixing method, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A fixing device (14) includes a fixing roller (31) which is in contact with an unfixed image formed on a printing medium (91) with toner (93) and a pressure roller (32) which is in contact with the fixing roller (31). The fi... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7561841 | Cleaning system for a fuser apparatus A fuser apparatus includes first and second rolls rotatably mounted parallel to and in contact with each other to form a nip through which print media with a toner image thereon is passed to fuse the image to the print media. A cleaning system is provided for cleani... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7555254 | Cleaning device, and fusing device and image forming apparatus, provided with the cleaning device A cleaning device includes a cleaning web, a supply roller, a take-up roller, and a control section. Positioned in contact with a circumferential surface of a fuser roller, the web removes toner particles on the circumferential surface. The supply roller has the web... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7542710 | Cleaning device for a fixing unit A fixing unit includes a heat roller and a pressing roller that comes in pressure contact with the heat roller, and passes the recording paper with an unfixed toner image formed thereon through the nip between the heat roller and pressing roller to thereby fix the t... | 06/02/2009 |
