Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US11243491B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a device body, a fixing unit, a pair of decurling units, and an open/close unit. The fixing unit is disposed on the device body to perform a fixing operation on a recording medium, and includes a removal assistance unit to assist removal of the recording medium. The pair of decurling units are disposed on the device body to correct a curl of the recording medium by holding the recording medium therebetween. The open/close unit is openably and closeably disposed on the device body to separate, when opened, the removal assistance unit from the fixing unit and one of the decurling units from the other decurling unit.
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