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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Eric Scott Hamby, Fairport, NY (US);
Faming LI, Penfield, NY (US);
Donald M. Bott, Rochester, NY (US);
Eric Scott Hamby, Fairport, NY (US);
Faming Li, Penfield, NY (US);
Donald M. Bott, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () and method () that adjusts a printer fuser nip is disclosed. The apparatus can include a media transport () configured to transport a media sheet () in a media sheet travel direction. The apparatus can include a fuser assembly () configured to fuse an image on the media sheet. The fuser assembly can include a fuser nip () that can have a fuser nip width () parallel to the media sheet travel direction. The apparatus can include a controller () coupled to the fuser assembly, where the controller can be configured to control operations of the apparatus. The apparatus can include a nip width profile generation module () coupled to the controller, where the nip width profile generation module can be configured to determine fuser nip width parameters based on media sheet properties and based on fuser assembly properties. The fuser assembly can be adjusted according to the fuser nip width parameters.