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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
May. 10, 1999
Delmer G Parker, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An induction heated fusing apparatus having a dual function transformer assembly includes a pressure roller, an induction heatable fuser roller, an electrical circuit subassembly coupled to a primary transformer coil and connectable to an AC power supply source. The electrical circuit assembly includes a bridge circuit and a pair of transistors having their emitters connected to an output of a bridge circuit, their bases connected to opposite ends of an auxiliary conductive coil winding, and their collectors connected to opposite ends of a primary transformer coil, wherein the pair of transistors and the primary transformer coil are alternately driven by voltage changes across the auxiliary conductive coil winding.