Patent ID: 8374535

Claim:
A fuser module for fixing a toner image to a media sheet in an image forming device comprising: a backup roll; a heater assembly including a heater and heater housing therefor; a fuser belt extending between two ends and engaging with the backup roll to form a nip, the fuser belt being rotatably disposed around the heater assembly such that the heater heats an inner surface of the fuser belt for providing heat to the nip; a movable entry guide disposed in a spaced relationship with the nip; and at least one pivotable end cap enclosing at least a portion of one end of the fuser belt and attached to the movable entry guide, the at least one pivotable end cap maintaining the movable entry guide in the spaced relationship with the nip; wherein the at least one pivotable end cap pivots about a pivot center, the pivot center being spaced from a rotational axis of the backup roll and a rotational axis of the fuser belt within the housing, at least a portion of the movable entry guide is disposed between the pivot center and the nip.