Patent ID: 6631251
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotographic apparatus having a fuser section, said fuser section comprising:a housing; a fuser roller mounted in said housing; at least one heater roller mounted in said housing and in contact with said fuser roller for transferring heat thereto; and a web cleaning assembly in said housing for cleaning contaminants off of said at least one heater roller, said web cleaning assembly comprising: a frame having a front and a back a base element connecting said front to said back; a supply roller releasably mounted between said front and said back of said frame for relative rotation therewith, said supply roller adapted to have a web of cleaning material wound thereon; a take-up roller releasably mounted between said front and said back of said frame for relative rotation therewith, said take-up roller adapted to receive said web of said cleaning material as said material is fed off of said supply roller; a tension roller rotatably mounted between said front and said back of said frame, said tension roller being positioned intermediate of said supply roller and said take-up roller and adapted to have said web of cleaning material pass thereover as said web of said cleaning material moves between said supply roller and said take-up roller, said tension roller being positioned to engage said at least one heater roller when said web cleaning assembly is in an operable position within said fuser section wherein said web of cleaning material will contact said at least one heater roller; a slide mounted in said housing; and a pivot connection for pivotably connecting said frame of said web cleaning assembly to said slide wherein said web cleaning assembly can be slid out of said housing on said slide and then rotated with respect to said slide to move said web cleaning assembly from an operable position to a service position.