Patent ID: 8019265
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus useful in printing, comprising: a first member including a first outer surface; a second member including a second outer surface; a fixing belt including an inner surface and a third outer surface; a first nip formed by contact between the inner surface of the fixing belt and the second outer surface and contact between the third outer surface of the fixing belt and the first outer surface, the first nip including a first inlet end and a first outlet end at which the fixing belt separates from the second outer surface; a second nip formed by contact between the third outer surface of the fixing belt and the first outer surface, the second nip extending from the first outlet end to a second outlet end at which the fixing belt separates from the first outer surface, the second nip having a length of less than about 8 mm between the first outlet end and the second outlet end; and a stripping device including a curved stripping edge contacting the inner surface of the fixing belt, the stripping edge being defined by a radius of less than about 10 mm, the stripping edge being spaced from the first outlet end of the first nip by a distance of less than about 10 mm, and the fixing belt bending at a stripping angle of about 20° to about 30° at the stripping edge, the stripping device being adjustably movable by a mechanism to vary the distance from the stripping edge to the first outlet end of the first nip; wherein media are stripped from the third outer surface after exiting from the first outlet end of the first nip.