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US 6,785,503 B2Granted
Stripper fingers and roller assembly for a fuser in a printing apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsYouti Kuo, Mark Stevens, Paul M. Fromm
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Abstract
In a fuser for xerographic printing, stripper fingers remove the print sheet from a fuser roll. The stripper finger having a tip for stripping a lead edge of a sheet from the fuser roll. A roller assembly, positioned adjacent to the stripper finger; for engaging the lead edge of a sheet and lifting the sheet from further contact with the tip after the tip of the stripper finger strips the lead edge of the sheet from the fuser roll. The roller assemlby is removably mounted by using a snap-on mounting structure.
Claims7
A fusing apparatus useful in printing, comprising:
- a fuser roll;
- a stripper finger having a tip for stripping a lead edge of a sheet from said fuser roll;
- a roller assembly, positioned in a mounted position adjacent to said stripper finger;
- for engaging said lead edge of a sheet and lifting the sheet from further contact with said tip after said tip of said stripper finger strips said lead edge of said sheet from said fuser roll, said roller assembly being removable from said mounted position said roller assembly including a snap on mounting structure for holding said roller assembly adjacent to said stripper finger.
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