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Belt Fuser Torque: Modeling Mechanism Drag as Parametric Damping and Corroborating Measurement with EHL Theory
Benjamin Johnson
David Battat
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2015.31.1.art00034_1  Published Online :  January 2015
Abstract

This study pertains to the intrinsic mechanism drag of a belt image fix system which arises mainly due to friction between the heating element and belt. This drag typically increases through module life and can be a main cause of fatigue failure for this type of system. An experimentally obtained parametric damping model is utilized to construct an equation of motion for the system. Properties of the empirical model are used to make inferences regarding the lubrication state in the nip. Mechanism failure due to lubricant starvation is discussed in the context of the model. Finally, reconciliation of the empirical model with elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) theory will be discussed.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society for Imaging Science and Technology
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Benjamin Johnson, David Battat, "Belt Fuser Torque: Modeling Mechanism Drag as Parametric Damping and Corroborating Measurement with EHL Theory"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP31),  2015,  pp 151 - 156,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2015.31.1.art00034_1

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Belt Fuser Torque: Modeling Mechanism Drag as Parametric Damping and Corroborating Measurement with EHL Theory
JohnsonBenjamin
BattatDavid
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2015
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This study pertains to the intrinsic mechanism drag of a belt image fix system which arises mainly due to friction between the heating element and belt. This drag typically increases through module life and can be a main cause of fatigue failure for this type of system. An experimentally obtained parametric damping model is utilized to construct an equation of motion for the system. Properties of the empirical model are used to make inferences regarding the lubrication state in the nip. Mechanism failure due to lubricant starvation is discussed in the context of the model. Finally, reconciliation of the empirical model with elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) theory will be discussed.