Pressure-roller pressurization control

To prevent excessive wear on the pressure roller and help with jam-clearing procedures, the pressure roller pressurizes only during printing and standby. The DC controller reverses the fuser motor. The fuser motor rotates the fuser pressure-release cam.

Figure 1-42Pressure-roller pressurization control

DC controller

M2 Fuser motor

SR7

SR7

Fuser pressure release cam

Pressure roller

Fuser sleeve

Pressurized

Depressurized

The pressure roller depressurizes under the following conditions:

The product is turned off

Any failure occurs

During powersave mode

When a paper jam is detected

If the DC controller does not sense the fuser pressure-release sensor for a specified period after it reverses the fuser motor, it notifies the formatter that a fuser pressure-release mechanism failure has occurred.

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