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Title:
APPARATUS USEFUL IN PRINTING AND METHOD FOR STRIPPING MEDIA FROM SURFACE IN APPARATUS USEFUL IN PRINTING
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011123489
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To separate different types of media from belts more effectively in an apparatus useful in printing.

An apparatus useful in printing includes: a first member, a fixing belt 202 including a pressure roll 240, a fixing roll 208 and inner and outer surfaces; a first nip N1 including a first inlet end IE and a first outlet end OE1; a second nip N2 having a length of less than about 8 mm between the first outlet end OE1 and a second outlet end OE2; and a stripping device 360 including a curved stripping edge 362 in contact with the inner surface of the fixing belt 202, the stripping edge being defined by a radius of less than about 10 mm, the stripping edge being spaced from the first outlet end OE1 of the first nip N1 by a distance of less than about 10 mm, and the fixing belt 202 bending at a stripping angle α of about 20° to about 30° at the stripping edge 362. Media are stripped from an outer surface of the fixing belt after exiting from the first outlet end OE1 of the first nip N1.


Inventors:
BARTON AUGUSTO
CONDELLO ANTHONY S
ZHANG BIN
Application Number:
JP2010272464A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2011
Filing Date:
December 07, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
XEROX CORP
International Classes:
G03G15/20
Domestic Patent References:
JP2008233232A2008-10-02
JP2007147905A2007-06-14
JP2007065092A2007-03-15
JP2003302858A2003-10-24
JP2003005566A2003-01-08
JP2006243471A2006-09-14
JP2008233232A2008-10-02
JP2007147905A2007-06-14
JP2007065092A2007-03-15
JP2008216294A2008-09-18
JP2003302858A2003-10-24
JP2003005566A2003-01-08
JP2006243471A2006-09-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Corporation yki International Patent Office