Xerox Corporation

Thomas A Rengert

Edward F Bowler, Jr

Oskar J Braun

An improved oil metering blade assembly for maintaining a uniform film of oil on the surface of a fuser roll of a heated pressure fusing apparatus for fusing toner images. The blade holder is loaded by a single point loading mechanism to effect uniform loading of the blade with the fuser roll surface to ensure a uniform oil film thereon.

Oil metering blade loading assembly

An improved oil metering blade holding device for maintaining a uniform film of oil on the surface of a fuser roll of a heated pressure fusing apparatus for fusing toner images on copy sheets. An elastic blade member is received in a U-shaped holding member which is undercut to accommodate misalignment between the blade member and fuser roll surface under load conditions.

Oil metering blade holding device

An improved oil metering blade device for maintaining a uniform film of oil on the surface of a fuser roll of a heated pressure fusing apparatus for fusing toner images. The blade member is made from any suitable elastic material such as rubber with durometer between 57 and 67 and has a rectangular cross-section. In vicinity where it contacts the fuser roll surface the blade with a radially curved surface of between about 5 to about 20 mils.

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Macedon, NY, United States of America

Thomas A Rengert