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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1992
Linn C Hoover, Rochester, NY (US);
Dennis J O'Dea, Macedon, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A toner image fixing apparatus includes first and second fixing members, at least the first member including a rotatable roller. The rotatable roller includes a bearing support that has a shaft eccentrically positioned and fixed in it. The bearing support supports rotation of the roller about a primary axis of rotation, while the shaft is rotatable around a secondary axis of rotation displaced from the primary axis of rotation. The rotation of the shaft changes the position of the primary axis of rotation with respect to a pair of shaft support arms to move the roller away from the second fixing member to relieve the pressure between the fixing members.