公开(公告)号：US08022335B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11609478

申请日：2006-12-12

申请人： William A Burton ,  Lawrence A Clark ,  Paul M Fromm ,  Melissa A Monahan ,  Steven M Russel ,  Stephen B Williams ,  Brendan H Williamson

发明人： William A Burton ,  Lawrence A Clark ,  Paul M Fromm ,  Melissa A Monahan ,  Steven M Russel ,  Stephen B Williams ,  Brendan H Williamson

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039

摘要： A rapid warm-up and cool-down pressure roll assembly is provided and includes (a) a rotatable pressure roll including a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow interior to the rotatable pressure roll; (b) a thermoelectric assembly sheet positioned within the hollow interior and having a first substrate facing the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve, a second substrate, an electric current flow path therethrough, and electric current input and output terminals associated with the electric current flow path; and (c) an electric current input switching device connected to the electric current input and output terminals for enabling selective reversing of a direction of electric current flow through the electric current flow path, thereby reversing which of the first substrate and the second substrate of the thermoelectric assembly sheet is hot and which is cold, and therefore selectively enabling a rapid warm-up or rapid cool-down of the cylindrical sleeve of the pressure roll.

摘要翻译： 提供快速预热和冷却压力辊组件，其包括（a）可旋转的压力辊，其包括具有外表面的圆柱形套筒和限定可旋转压力辊的中空内部的内表面; （b）热电组件片，其位于所述中空内部并且具有面对所述圆筒形套筒的内表面的第一衬底，第二衬底，穿过其中的电流流动通道，以及与所述电流流动相关联的电流输入和输出端子 路径; 和（c）与电流输入输出端子连接的电流输入开关元件，能够选择性地反转通过电流流路的电流方向，从而使第一基板和第二基板中的哪一个反转 热电组件片是热的并且是冷的，因此可以选择性地使压力辊的圆柱形套筒快速预热或快速冷却。

公开(公告)号：US07512372B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-31

申请号：US11567819

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： William A Burton ,  Paul M Fromm

发明人： William A Burton ,  Paul M Fromm

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： A temperature-changing pressure roller assembly is provided and includes (a) a rotatable pressure roller including a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow interior to the rotatable pressure roller having a first end and a second and opposite end; (b) a vortex tube assembly for simultaneously producing a hot air stream and a cold air stream, the vortex tube assembly being connected to the hollow interior of the rotatable pressure roll; and (c) control device connected to the vortex tube assembly for selectively controlling flow of the hot air stream and the cold air stream thereof through the hollow interior of the rotatable pressure roller, thereby selectively changing a temperature of the cylindrical sleeve of the pressure roller.

摘要翻译： 提供一种变温压力辊组件，其包括（a）可旋转的压力辊，其包括具有外表面的圆柱形套筒，以及限定到可旋转压力辊的中空内部的内表面，该内表面具有第一端和第二端和相对端 ; （b）用于同时产生热空气流和冷空气流的涡流管组件，所述涡流管组件连接到所述可旋转压力辊的中空内部; 和（c）连接到涡流管组件的控制装置，用于选择性地控制热空气流及其冷空气流通过可旋转压力辊的中空内部的流动，由此选择性地改变加压辊的圆柱形套筒的温度 。

公开(公告)号：US08086158B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-27

申请号：US11769225

申请日：2007-06-27

申请人： Gerald A Domoto ,  Elias Panides ,  Ruddy Castillo ,  Bryan J Roof ,  William A Burton ,  Steven M Russel ,  Donald M Bott

发明人： Gerald A Domoto ,  Elias Panides ,  Ruddy Castillo ,  Bryan J Roof ,  William A Burton ,  Steven M Russel ,  Donald M Bott

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/657 ,  G03G15/2028

摘要： An enhanced sheet stripping method and apparatus for stripping toner image carrying copy sheets from a surface of a moving heated fusing member forming a fusing nip. The apparatus includes (a) a moving assembly for moving a cut sheet towards the fusing nip; (b) a sheet curling device positioned upstream of the fusing nip relative to movement of the cut sheet for inducing a desired pre-curl in the cut sheet before the cut sheet enters the fusing nip; and (c) a sheet stripping device positioned downstream of the fusing nip for stripping the cut sheet from contact with the surface of the moving heated fusing member as the cut sheet exits the fusing nip. The method includes inducing a desired curl in the cut sheet before the cut sheet enters the fusing nip and enhanced stripping the cut sheet from contact with the surface of the fuser roll as the cut sheet exits the fusing nip.

摘要翻译： 一种增强的片材剥离方法和装置，用于从形成定影辊隙的移动的加热定影构件的表面剥离带有复印纸的调色剂图像。 该装置包括：（a）移动组件，用于将剪切片材朝向定影辊隙移动; （b）相对于切割片材的运动而定位在定影辊隙的上游的片材卷曲装置，用于在切割片材进入定影辊隙之前在切割片材中引起所需的预卷曲; 和（c）位于定影辊隙下游的片材剥离装置，用于在切割片材离开定影辊隙时剥离切割的片材与移动的加热熔融部件的表面接触。 该方法包括在切割的片材进入定影辊隙之前在切割的片材中引起期望的卷曲，并且当切割片材离开定影辊隙时，增强剥离切割片材与定影辊表面的接触。

公开(公告)号：US07676187B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US11862223

申请日：2007-09-27

申请人： Bryan J Roof ,  Elias Panides ,  Nicholas Kladias ,  Gerald A Domoto ,  William A Burton ,  Steven M Russel

发明人： Bryan J Roof ,  Elias Panides ,  Nicholas Kladias ,  Gerald A Domoto ,  William A Burton ,  Steven M Russel

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2028

摘要： An improved fuser includes a fuser member, a pressure member that forms a nip with the fuser member through which copy sheets pass to have images fused thereon and an air knife to assist in peeling copy sheets from the fuser member. The air knife has a device connected to it that blocks entrained airflow between the fuser and air knife to reduce fuser cooling and power loss.

摘要翻译： 改进的定影器包括定影器构件，压贴构件，其与复印纸通过的定影构件形成辊隙以使图像融合在其上，气刀用于帮助从定影器构件剥离复印纸。 气刀具有与其连接的装置，阻挡定影器和气刀之间的夹带气流，以减少定影器冷却和功率损耗。