REPRODUCTION MACHINE FUSER

REPRODUCTION MACHINE FUSER A fuser apparatus for a reproduction or copying machine, the fuser comprising a heated fixing roll and cooperating pressure roll which together form a nip between which the copy material being fused passes. One or more stripper fingers at the fuser exit cooperate with the fuser rolls to prevent the copy material from sticking thereto. To obviate uneven or spot wear on the fuser roll surface, which may result from contact of some operative element, such as the stripper fingers, or a temperature sensor, or from the copy material itself thereagainst, the fuser roll is supported for limited axial displacement relative to the pressure roll. Such fuser roll support is obtained through a movable roll bearing structure, which includes a bearing lock to retain the bearing structure and the fuser roll itself in a selected axial position.