Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuser including endless belt and sliding sheet
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Application No.: US16137646Application Date: 2018-09-21
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Publication No.: US10365596B1Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Tokifumi Tanaka , Hideki Kanada
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2018-018522 20180205
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fuser includes a rotatable member, a belt, a pressure member, and a sliding member. The pressure member sandwiches the belt together with the rotatable member to form a nip portion. The sliding member is sandwiched between an inner peripheral surface of the belt and the pressure member. The sliding member includes a front surface, which faces the inner peripheral surface of the belt. The front surface includes a plurality of first dimples and a plurality of second dimples. The first dimples are arranged in a zone corresponding to a first part of the nip portion. The second dimples are arranged in a zone corresponding to a second part of the nip portion, to which a pressure smaller than a pressure applied in the first part is applied. Each of the first dimples is of a shape that can release lubricant more easily than each of the second dimples.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190243293A1 Fuser Including Endless Belt and Sliding Sheet Public/Granted day:2019-08-08
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