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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Faming LI, Penfield, NY (US);
Eric S. Hamby, Webster, NY (US);
Augusto E. Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Steven M. Russel, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
Brendan H. Williamson, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul M. Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Faming Li, Penfield, NY (US);
Eric S. Hamby, Webster, NY (US);
Augusto E. Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Steven M. Russel, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
Brendan H. Williamson, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul M. Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses useful in printing and methods of mitigating media edge wear effects on fixing belts in printing are provided. An exemplary apparatus useful for printing onto media includes a first roll including a first surface; a second roll including a second surface; a fixing member including a third surface; a fixing belt supported on the first surface and second surface, the fixing belt including a surface forming a nip with the fixing member; a registration distribution system for translating the first roll, second roll, fixing member and fixing belt, as a unit, transversely with respect to a media travel path of media received at the nip; and a belt steering mechanism connected to the second roll for translating the fixing belt across the first surface of the first roll at the nip, transversely to the media travel path, while the registration distribution system translates the first roll, second roll, fixing member and fixing belt transversely to the media travel path.