Patent ID: 9507301
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fuser assembly for fusing toner to sheets of media, comprising: a housing; a heating member; a backup roll disposed proximate to the heating member so as to form a fuser nip therewith; a heat transfer device selectively contacting one of the backup roll and the heating member such that rotation of the one of the backup roll and the heating member rotates the heat transfer device, wherein when the heat transfer device contacts the one of the backup roll and the heating member, the heat transfer device transfers heat from a first location on the one of the backup roll and the heating member to a second location thereon; and a positioning mechanism coupling the heat transfer device to the housing, the positioning mechanism moving the heat transfer device between a first position in which the heat transfer device is engaged with and contacts the one of the backup roll and the heating member and a second position in which the heat transfer device is disengaged and spaced apart therefrom, the positioning mechanism pivots the heat transfer device about a pivot axis when moving the heat transfer device between the first and second positions, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises: