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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon Robert Dunning, Versailles, KY (US);
Paul Douglas Horrall, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Alan Rush, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
A fuser latch system suitable for a customer replaceable fuser unit. Front holders include datum receivers on a base machine frame and datums on the fuser frame. Rear latches include retainers connected to the base machine frame, and axially translatable and rotatable shafts connected to the fuser frame. An end of the shaft is received in a retainer upon axial translation of the shaft, and locked in place upon rotation of the shaft. The rear latches bias the fuser frame for proper gear mesh and paper path alignment.