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Electrophotography > Image Formation > Fixing (e.g., Fusing) > Cleaning Of Fixing Member Cleaning Of Fixing MemberCleaning Of Fixing Member patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.06/21/07 - 20070140757 - Axially translating web cleaning system for a fuser A web cleaning system for a fuser system includes a web which is biased into contact with a rotating cylindrical member, such as a fuser roll, as the fuser roll is rotated about its axis of rotation. A lateral displacement system displaces the web, relative to the cylindrical member, in ... 06/21/07 - 20070140756 - Cleaning system for a fuser apparatus A fuser apparatus includes first and second rolls rotatably mounted parallel to an in contact with each other to form a nip through which print media with a toner image thereon is passed to fuse the image to the print media. A cleaning system is provided for cleaning one of ... 06/21/07 - 20070140755 - System to prevent print history on a fuser roll Provided herein is a system for using a cleaning web in an electrostatic printing process to provide a uniform and thin wax layer on the fuser roll and thereby minimize print history effects, reduce triboelectric voltages on the fuser roll and provide uniform and improved release of the toner from ... 06/21/07 - 20070140754 - Reusable web cleaning system for a fuser A fuser system includes first and second nip rolls, rotably mounted parallel to and in contact with each other to form a nip through which print media with a toner image thereon is passed to fuse the image to the print media. A cleaning web system is provided for cleaning ... 05/24/07 - 20070116500 - Image forming apparatus with a cleaning mechanism for a fixing device An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a fixing device in which a cleaning mechanism for collecting toner left on a heat roller is arranged. When a preselected number of prints are output after the end of a printing job, a cleaning operation for cleaning the heat roller ... 05/24/07 - 20070116499 - External heater rollers for fuser surface cleaning This provides an electrophotographic system having heat rollers that have roughened surfaces capable of cleaning debris from the surface of the fuser roll. This debris can be removed from the system by paper in subsequent contact with the fuser roll containing residual debris. ... 03/08/07 - 20070053729 - Fixing device A fixing device for heating and pressing a recording medium carrying an unfixed toner image or an unfixed ink image to fix the unfixed toner image or the unfixed ink image on the recording medium, includes a heating roller which has a heating source and has an endless peripheral surface ... 03/01/07 - 20070048040 - Cleaning member and image forming apparatus using the same A cleaning member for cleaning the toner remaining on the outer peripheral surface of a heat roller that fixes an unfixed developer image formed on a sheet of paper onto the paper by heating under pressure, includes: a mesh portion having a predetermined mesh in the area abutting the heat ... 03/01/07 - 20070048039 - Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section which transfers toner onto a latent image to form a toner image, a transfer section which transfers the toner image onto a recording material directly or via an intermediate transfer body, a fixing section which has a pair of rotatable members ... 01/04/07 - 20070003334 - Image forming apparutus, fixing unit, and image forming method with cleaning mechanism An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism for forming an image on a recording medium with a developer according to image data and a fixing mechanism for fixing the developer forming the image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism includes a pressing member, a fixing member, a ... 12/28/06 - 20060291918 - Image forming apparatus and method for forming image An image forming apparatus comprising a fixing portion provided with a cleaning member having a resinous covering layer comprising a resin which is of the same series as a binder resin and has an MI which is not less than 1.3 times as high as that of the binder resin, ... 11/30/06 - 20060269333 - Fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus that fuses and firmly adheres an unfixed developer onto a recording medium includes a heating roller and a pressure roller; a belt-shaped cleaning member that is disposed so as to abut on the heating roller and cleans the surface of the heating roller, the cleaning member being ... 11/23/06 - 20060263122 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method with improved cleaning mechanism An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism to form a toner image on a recording medium according to image data and a fixing mechanism to fix the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing member configured to apply heat to the toner image ... 09/28/06 - 20060216076 - Cleaning device for a fixing unit A fixing unit includes a heat roller and a pressing roller that comes in pressure contact with the heat roller, and passes the recording paper with an unfixed toner image formed thereon through the nip between the heat roller and pressing roller to thereby fix the toner image to the ... 07/20/06 - 20060159496 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing device includes a feeding roller for feeding a belt-shaped cleaning member which has been rolled up, and a winding roller for taking up the cleaning member which has been fed from the feeding roller and cleaned a surface of the fixing roller, the winding roller being provided so ... 07/20/06 - 20060159495 - Fixing apparatus There is disclosed a fixing apparatus of the present invention, including a cleaning web 51, first and second take-up shafts 53, 54 which support opposite ends of the cleaning web, respectively, and a web pressing member 52 which presses the supported cleaning web 51 against a heating roller 1, and ... 05/04/06 - 20060093411 - Fixing device A fixing device is provided including a plurality of supporters, an endless belt movably supported by the supporters in a main direction, a heat source which heats the endless belt, and a pressing element which presses on the endless belt. Two bridging portions of the belt extend between the supporters, ... 04/20/06 - 20060083560 - Fixing device and fixing method Cleaning brush is provided in the down stream of the cleaning member around the pressing member, and after toner stuck to the pressing member is recovered by the cleaning member, calcium carbonate stuck to the pressing member is recovered by the cleaning brush. Thus the toner volume stuck to the ... 04/06/06 - 20060072945 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing device includes a feeding roller for feeding a belt-shaped cleaning member which has been rolled up, and a winding roller for taking up the cleaning member which has been fed from the feeding roller and cleaned the surface of the fixing roller. Each of the feeding roller and ... 03/02/06 - 20060045585 - Fixing unit and image forming apparatus The invention provides a fixing unit including a fixing roller and a pressure roller pressed against the fixing roller inside a housing, for holding and conveying a sheet carrying an image formed by a developer between the fixing roller and the pressure roller thus to fix the image onto the ... 03/02/06 - 20060045584 - Print fuser and process with multiple cleaning blades The invention relates to cleaning deposits from rollers in a fusing apparatus for a printer. Fuser assemblies and processes for a printer are provided. According to just one aspect of the invention a support is provided. A fusing nip including a plurality of rollers is held by the support. A ... 03/02/06 - 20060045583 - Cleaning device and process with multiple cleaning blades held by a common mount The invention relates to cleaning deposits from rollers in a fusing apparatus for a printer. Cleaning devices and processes for cleaning a moving surface in a printer are provided. According to just one aspect of the invention, a common mount is provided. A first cleaning blade defines a first edge ... 03/02/06 - 20060045582 - Cleaning device and fuser assembly for a printer with multiple cleaning blades held by a common mount The invention relates to cleaning deposits from a moving surface within a printer. According to just one aspect of the invention a cleaning device for cleaning a moving surface in a printer is provided. The cleaning device includes a blade defining at least one cleaning edge configured to engage the ... 03/02/06 - 20060045581 - Print fuser and process with a reverse cleaning blade The invention relates to cleaning deposits from rollers in a fusing apparatus for a printer. According to just one aspect of the invention, fuser assemblies and processes for a printer are provided comprising a first cleaning blade held by a support and defining a first edge in contact with a ... 02/16/06 - 20060034646 - Image forming device To accomplish high-speed fixing which requires high-precision temperature control, or fixing of high-quality color images on various kinds of paper without increasing the size and production cost of the temperature detecting means and contaminating the back sides of paper by toner that comes off from the temperature detecting element, an ... 02/09/06 - 20060029442 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing apparatus for fusing and fixing an unfixed developer by heating/pressurizing a recording medium on which an image of the unfixed developer is formed, includes a fixing roller cleaning unit for cleaning surfaces of fixing rollers, and a propinquity/separation mechanism for moving the fixing roller cleaning unit close to ... 02/09/06 - 20060029441 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same In a fixing apparatus that an unfixed developer is fused and fixed by heating/pressurizing a recording medium on which an image of the unfixed developer is formed, a belt-shaped cleaning member is fed from a feeding roller, and the cleaning member is made to respectively contact a heating roller and ... 02/02/06 - 20060024097 - Toner, fixer and image forming apparatus A fixer fixing a toner including a binder resin and a colorant on a recording medium upon application of at least one of heat and pressure, including: a fixing member fixing the toner on the recording medium; a pressurizing member pressurizing the toner thereon; and a cleaning member collecting the ... 09/22/05 - 20050207803 - Fixing device cleaning device and image forming device A fixing device cleaning device of the present invention is provided on a fixing device which includes: a heating member heated by heating means; and a pressing member pressed against the heating member at a predetermined contact pressure, and a recording sheet is sandwiched by a pressing section of the ... 08/18/05 - 20050180786 - Fixing device, and image forming apparatus using the fixing device An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device; a transfer device; an imagebearingmember's cleaner; anda fixing device, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing member configured to fix a toner image upon application of heat and pressure thereto; a pressing member ... 07/21/05 - 20050158087 - Heater roller cleaner, method and apparatus for a fuser assembly The fuser roller and heater rollers of the fusing system can become contaminated with ink and other foreign material when pre-printed materials are run through them. The contamination can create regions of cold spots, which in turn results in poor fusing. Other image defects may result. According the various aspects ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |