Patent ID: 6819890
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fuser system of a xerographic device, comprisingone or more sets of a fuser member and a pressure member in which the pressure member is made to exert pressure upon the fuser member so as to form a nip having a nip width between the fuser member and the pressure member, wherein the nip width is set to within a specification nip width range, at least one sensor for monitoring the velocity of at least one of the fuser member, the pressure member and a media passing through the nip, a processor in communication with the at least one sensor and that receives velocity data from the at least one sensor, wherein the processor determines a current nip width from the velocity data and compares the current nip width to the specification nip width range, and a nip width adjustment device in communication with the processor, which adjusts the current nip width to be within the specification nip width range.