Media protector for image-forming device

A system for protecting media in an image-forming device. The system includes a heating element for heating the media, and a media path adjacent to the heating element. The media is transported in the image-forming device along the media path. The system also includes a barrier assembly having one o...

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Hauptverfasser: SOKOLOWSKI PIOTR, BARKER LAURENCE S, LEIGHTON ROGER, LEFEVRE JASON M, MILILLO RICHARD J, REA JENNIFER J, VAN BORTEL DAVID P
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system for protecting media in an image-forming device. The system includes a heating element for heating the media, and a media path adjacent to the heating element. The media is transported in the image-forming device along the media path. The system also includes a barrier assembly having one or more non-flammable restraint threads and a spring-tensioned positioner. The restraint threads are mounted between the heating element and the media path, and the spring-tensioned positioner assembly maintains the restraint thread in a fixed position.