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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
John R. Falvo, Ontario, NY (US);
Eliud Robles Flores, Webster, NY (US);
Charles H. Tabb, Penfield, NY (US);
John R. Falvo, Ontario, NY (US);
Eliud Robles Flores, Webster, NY (US);
Charles H. Tabb, Penfield, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method are provided for controlling one or more strip radii in a fuser. The fuser has a first member having a first surface. The fuser also has a belt having a first portion that contacts the first surface of the first member. The fuser further has a second member having a second surface that contacts a second portion of the belt in a region defining a nip. The fuser additionally has a stripping apparatus, positioned downstream of the nip in a process direction, comprising one or more adjustable blades configured to selectively exert one or more variable predetermined pressures on one or more selected sections of the first portion of the belt causing one or more selectable strip radii.