Patent ID: 8306466
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fuser assembly, the fuser assembly comprising: a backup roller; a fuser belt defining an interior space and having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface of the fuser belt contacting the backup roller to form a fuser nip; a heater assembly located in the interior space of the fuser belt, the heater assembly including a heater body, the heater body being positioned to contact the interior surface of the fuser belt; and wherein the heater body includes a plurality of retention features formed on or within the heater body, the plurality of retention features dimensioned to retain a lubricant on the interior surface of the fuser belt adjacent the fuser nip, wherein the heater body further comprises a substrate that extends across the fuser nip, at least one heating element disposed on a surface of the substrate for generating heat for a fusing operation, and at least one protective layer covering the surface of the substrate and the at least one heating element, the retention features being defined on or within the at least one protective layer.