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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Clover Technologies Group, Llc, Ottawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Heymo Hormann, Wilmington, IL (US);
Craig Calsyn, Peru, IL (US);
Daniel J. Andersen, Oak Forest, IL (US);
Assignee:
Clover Technologies Group, LLC, Ottawa, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); F16N 7/14 (2006.01); F16N 39/04 (2006.01); F16N 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); F16N 7/14 (2013.01); F16N 21/04 (2013.01); F16N 39/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for applying lubricant to a surface, such as a heating surface of a fuser member. The system includes lubricant conduit for carrying pressurized lubricant toward a spraying assembly. A heating element surrounds the lubricant conduit and heats the pressurized lubricant before it arrives at the spraying assembly. The system also includes a pair of double O-ring sealing assemblies for sealingly coupling a lubricant tube to the system.