Patent ID: 8807737

Claim:
A heated drum assembly for use in a printer, the drum assembly comprising: a hollow drum including an internal surface defining an internal cavity; and a heater located in the internal cavity, the heater including: a reflector having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, each of the first and second side walls and the first and second end walls being operatively connected to provide a housing that defines a space to confine heat, each of the first and second side walls and the first and second end walls includes a panel having an end; at least one seal operatively connected to the ends of the panels with the seal extending from the panels to contact the internal surface of the hollow drum and substantially span a gap between the panels and the internal surface of the hollow drum to confine heat within the space defined by the housing, the seal being deformable with applied pressure; and at least one heating element disposed between the reflector and the internal surface of the hollow drum to generate heat within the space.