Fuser Technology Review Outline

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General Overview of Image Formation Process

 

Review of Patent Literature and Published Articles on Fuser Design

Mechanics

Heat and moisture flow

 

Nip Mechanics in Fusers

General nip roller mechanics

Types of rollers used in fusers

Nip width

Nip pressure

Discussion of different roller geometries

How to achieve uniformity- why is it important?

Discussion of wrinkling

Discussion of paper curl

 

Heat and Moisture Flow in the Fuser

An overview of numerical models for predicting heat and moisture flow

Relationship between nip mechanics and heat flow

How heat flow is influenced by 

Paper type

Moisture content

Toner

Fuser heating method

How wrinkling and paper curl are influenced by heat flow

 

 

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