Abstract
Paper-wrinkle trouble must be straightened out to possess higher reliability on printers. However, paper-wrinkle generation mechanism and the factors associated with the mechanism remain undefined. Therefore it is not easy to solve the problem caused by paper-wrinkle. To avoid such difficulties and the development of printer products to be more efficient, a mechanism analysis of paper-wrinkle generation phenomena in fuser unit has been conducted. In order to clarify the factors of paper-wrinkle, paper handling behavior in fuser unit has been quantified with specific equipment which designed for paper-wrinkle principle analysis. The results show that the angle of wavy deformation of paper could be applied to likelihood evaluation of paper-wrinkle.
