Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods, and methods of fusing toner on media
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBrian J. McNamee, David P. Van Bortel, Brendan H. Williamson
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Abstract
Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods, methods of fusing toner on media are disclosed. An embodiment of the fusers for fusing toner on a medium includes a rotatable fuser member including an outer fusing surface; a first indenter adapted to form a first indentation in the fusing surface at a first location during movement of the fuser member relative to the first indenter; and a second indenter adapted to form a second indentation in the fusing surface at a second location laterally spaced from the first location during movement of the fuser member relative to the second indenter.
Claims26
A fuser for fusing toner on a medium, comprising:
- a fuser member including an outer fusing surface;
- a first indenter adapted to form a first indentation in the fusing surface at a first location during movement of the fuser member relative to the first indenter;
- and
- a second indenter adapted to form a second indentation in the fusing surface at a second location laterally spaced from the first location during movement of the fuser member relative to the second indenter.
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a first roll including a first outer surface;
- a second roll including a second outer surface, a longitudinal axis and a length dimension along the longitudinal axis;
- a nip between the first and second outer surfaces;
- a first indenter adapted to form a first indentation at a first location in the second outer surface;
- and
- a second indenter adapted to form a second indentation in the second outer surface at a second location laterally spaced from the first location along the length dimension.
A method of printing using a printing apparatus comprising a first roll including a first outer surface, a second roll including a second outer surface, a longitudinal axis and a length dimension along the longitudinal axis, and a nip between the first and second outer surfaces, the method comprising:
- forming a first indentation at a first location in the second outer surface with a first indenter during rotation of the second roll;
- forming a second indentation at a second location in the second outer surface, which is laterally spaced from the first location along the length dimension, with a second indenter during rotation of the second roll;
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- feeding the medium to the nip where the medium contacts the first and second outer surfaces and the first and second indentations overlap opposed first and second edges, respectively, of the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.