Patent ID: 6567641
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A conformable roller for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic 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, 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 removably contacting the core member, said sleeve member including a compliant base cushion layer formed on a tubular strengthening band, a barrier layer coated on the base cushion layer and, an outer layer on the barrier layer; and said fusing station including an external heat source for said fuser roller, at least one of said plurality of layers being thermally resistive.