Patent ID: 9740148
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a fuser assembly comprising a heat transfer member, a backup member positioned to engage the heat transfer member thereby defining a fusing nip therewith; and a controller coupled to the fuser assembly, wherein during a period of time when the fuser assembly is not performing a fusing operation, the controller activates the heat transfer member while causing the backup member to rotate at at least one relatively slow speed relative to a fusing speed of the fuser assembly, wherein prior to the controller activating the heat transfer member and causing the backup member to rotate at the at least one relatively slow speed, the controller estimates whether a temperature of the backup member is below a predetermined temperature, the controller activating the heat transfer member and causing the backup member to relatively slowly rotate responsive to an affirmative estimation, the estimation based at least upon a last measurement of the temperature of the backup member and a time duration since the last measurement of the temperature of the backup member.