Patent ID: 6393249
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A conformable roller for use in a fusing station a reproduction machine, said fusing station being provided with a pressure roller and a fuser roller for fusing a toner image on a receiver, said fuser roller made from a plurality of layers surrounding an axis of rotation, with at least one of said pressure roller and said fuser roller being conformable, said conformable roller comprising:a rigid cylindrically symmetric core member; a flexible replaceable removable compliant sleeve member in the form of a tubular belt surrounding and non-adhesively intimately contacting the core member; a detectable indicia located on a surface, said indicia being provided to indicate a parameter relative to said conformable roller; and wherein said fusing station further comprises an internal heat source for said fuser roller with at least one of said plurality of layers being thermally conductive.