Systems and methods for fuser health monitoring
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDavid S. Derleth, Anthony S. Condello, Nicolas Celestino Pietrantoni, Matthew Atvell, Eliud Robles Flores
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a system including one or more machines. The methods comprise: obtaining, by a processor, one or more temperature readings taken during at least one print job performed by the machine(s); detecting, by the processor, a fuser fault based on the one or more temperature readings and at least one of a nominal run temperature for a heating roller of a fuser and an expected temperature range for a fuser roller of the fuser; and taking, by the processor, a maintenance action to resolve the detected fuser fault.
Claims20
A method for operating a system including one or more machines, comprising:
- obtaining, by a processor, one or more temperature readings taken during at least one print job performed by the one or more machines;
- detecting, by the processor, a fuser fault based on the one or more temperature readings and at least one of a nominal run temperature for a heating roller of a fuser and an expected temperature range for a fuser roller of the fuser;
- and
- taking, by the processor, a maintenance action to resolve the detected fuser fault.
A system, comprising:
- one or more machines having fusers installed therein and temperature sensors that take temperature readings during print or copy jobs;
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- obtain one or more temperature readings taken during at least one print job performed by the one or more machines;
- detect a fuser fault based on the one or more temperature readings and at least one of a nominal run temperature for a heating roller of a fuser and an expected temperature range for a fuser roller of the fuser;
- and
- take a maintenance action to resolve the detected fuser fault.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.