Inventors:
Gregory Daniel Creteau - Winchester KY, US
James Douglas Gilmore - Georgetown KY, US
Michael David Maul - Lexington KY, US
Miranda Elizabeth Oaks - Lexington KY, US
Katherine Mary Mulloy - Lexington KY, US
Niko Jay Murrell - Lexington KY, US
Jerry Wayne Smith - Irvine KY, US
Scott Shiaoshin Wu - Lexington KY, US
International Classification:
G03G 15/20, H05B 3/00
Abstract:
An image-forming device includes a belt based fuser for fixing an image to a media substrate. The fuser includes a heater having a base component with at least one heating element disposed thereon. The heater further includes a covering layer covering the at least one heating element providing a substantially even surface to abut a belt. Unevenness, which may be present on the substantially even surface, has a height, defined by a base and a peak, of less than about 10 μm. A process for producing the heater is also disclosed. The process includes disposing one or more heating elements on a base component of the heater, covering the heating elements of the fuser heater with a covering layer and providing a substantially even outer surface to abut a fuser belt.