Fusing Temperature Control; Cleaning Roller - Sharp AR-M455N Service Manual

The fusing heat roller (heating) is provided with two heater lamps,
which heat the fusing roller to fuse toner onto paper.
The fusing rollers (pressing) are of silicon rubber because of the
following reasons and purpose.
1) Paper is separated upward. (Since the fusing roller (heating) is
of higher hardness, the fusing roller (pressing) is deformed to
separate paper upward.)
2) The nip quantity is increased to increase heat capacity for
paper.
3) By pressing paper with the flexible roller, toner is fused without
deformation.

(4) Fusing temperature control

The temperature sensor is provided at the center of the fusing
roller (heating).
The roller temperature is detected by the installed temperature
sensor, and the heater lamp is controlled so that the temperature
is maintained at the specified level.
In addition, the fusing temperature is switched according to the
kind of paper.
Mode
Ready condition Plain paper
print mode
Heavy Paper
Postcard
Envelope
Pre-heat
D. Maintenance and parts replacement
(1) Maintenance list
Unit name No. Part name
Fusing 1 Upper heat roller
2 Lower heat roller
section
3 Upper separation pawl
4 Lower separation pawl
5 Thermistor
6 Upper heat roller gear
7 CL roller
8 CL roller bearing
9 Paper guides
10 Gears
6
2
8
7
4
AR-M355N/M455N MAINTENANCE AND DETAILS OF EACH SECTION 7 - 23
Fusing roller
AR-M355N AR-M455N
190°C 190°C
190°C 190°C
190°C 190°C
190°C 190°C
150°C 150°C
When
100K 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K 700K 800K
calling
✕ ✕ L
✕ ✕ L
❍ ❍ L
❍ ❍ L
✕ ✕ ✕
✕ L
✕ ✕ L
✕ ✕ L
❍ ❍ ❍
✩ ✩

(5) Cleaning roller

The fusing section cleaning roller of this machine is made of the
blast process.
1) Remaining toner attaches to the upper heat roller.
2) Due to coating and the temperature characteristics of the
upper heat roller, toner is not attached to the upper heat roller
but to the lower heat roller.
3) Remaining toner on the lower heat roller is further attached to
the cleaning roller due to the temperature characteristics and
the difference in roughness of surfaces of the rollers.
4) Remaining toner attached to the cleaning roller is accumulated
until the roller is replaced.
✕ L ✕ L
✕ L ✕ L
❍ L ❍ L
❍ L ❍ L
✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
✕ L ✕ L
✕ L ✕ L
✕ L ✕ L
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
✩ ✩ ✩ ✩
Remark
✕ L
✕ L
❍ L
❍ L
✕ ✕
Clean and remove
paper dust.
✕ L
✕ L
✕ L
❍ ❍
✩ ✩
3
5
1
8
5