Patent ID: 6295436
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fuser section for an electrophotographic apparatus, said fuser section comprising:a housing having two sides;a fuser roller rotatably mounted in said housing;a skive plate comprising;a base plate having a front, rear, and two sides;a plurality of skives mounted on and spaced across said front of said base plate, said skives positioned to ride on said fuser roller when said skive plate is in its operable position within said housing to thereby strip a sheet of paper off said fuser roller as said sheet passes over said fuser roller; anda forward latch pin and a rear latch pin mounted on each of said two sides of said base plate;a guide assembly on said housing for guiding said skive plate to its operable position within said housing while preventing said skives from contacting and damaging said fuser roller during installation; anda latching mechanism on said housing for releasably latching said forward and rear latch pins to said housing when said skive plate is in its operable position within said housing.