PRINTER HAVING OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY

摘要

A printer is disclosed which includes a frame (40); a movable lifting member (60) borne by the frame; a rotatable pressure drum (71) borne by the frame; a rotatable fusing drum borne by the lifting member; a rotatable image drum borne by the frame and positioned in contact with the fusing drum; an articulation assembly (140) pivotally borne by the frame and movable along a course of travel, the lifting arm engaging the articulation assembly, and wherein movement of the articulation assembly imparts movement to the lifting arm, the lifting arm carrying the fusing drum along a course of travel into, and out of, contact with the pressure drum; and an image forming assembly (120) borne by the frame oriented adjacent to the image drum.