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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1992
Susan C Baruch, Rochester, NY (US);
William J Staudenmayer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Steven M Gern, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Image forming apparatus includes a logic and control which receives an input indicative of the compliance of a fusing roller and adjusts the temperature of the fuser in response to that input. The apparatus also can receive an input indicative of the melt viscosity of one or more toners making up an image to be fused to similarly adjust the fusing temperature. Alternatively, the pressure in a fusing nip can be adjusted in response to either or both inputs. The inputs can be received in the logic and control from a fusing roller cartridge having machine readable indicating device, indicative of the compliance of the fusing roller. Similarly, the melt viscosity of the toner can be input from a machine readable indicia or the like on a toner bottle.