Dual function air skive assembly for reproduction apparatus fuser rollers

A fuser apparatus for a reproduction apparatus, said fuser apparatus comprising:

• a heated fuser roller;
• a pressure roller in nip relation with said heated fuser roller;
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• a skive mechanism including a frame engageable with a roller which is either said heater fuser roller or said pressure roller, and an air plenum supported by said frame in operative relation to a nip formed by said heated fuser roller and said pressure roller, said air plenum having a first nozzle arrangement directed at an angle to said roller so as to provide a first positive air flow to strip a receiver member adhering to said roller therefrom, said first nozzle arrangement having a plurality of nozzle heads respectively configured to provide said first positive air flow having a cross-section focused in the dimension of height of said positive air flow and spread out in the dimension of width to overlap with adjacent nozzle head air flows, and a second nozzle arrangement directed substantially normal to said first nozzle arrangement to provide a second positive air flow to cool said receiver member and keep such receiver member from contacting said air plenum.

A fuser apparatus for permanently fixing a marking particle image to a receiver member, and a dual function air skive assembly for stripping said receiver member adhering to said fuser apparatus, said dual function air skive assembly comprising:

• a frame engageable with said fuser apparatus;
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• an air plenum supported by said frame in operative relation to said fuser apparatus;
• said air plenum having a first nozzle arrangement directed at an angle to said fuser apparatus so as to provide a first positive air flow to strip said receiver member adhering to said fuser apparatus therefrom, said first nozzle arrangement having a plurality of nozzle heads respectively configured to provide a first positive air flow having a substantially oval cross-section, and a second nozzle arrangement directed substantially normal to said first nozzle arrangement to provide a second positive air flow to cool said stripped receiver member and keep such receiver member from contacting said air plenum.