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Image recording apparatus having releasable fixing device

US5253013A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1989
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2035
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image recording apparatus employing a fixing unit for fixing a toner image on a recording sheet by pressing and, or heating by means of a pair of fixing rollers disposed opposite to each other. At least one of the fixing rollers is arranged to be releasable manually or automatically when a clamshell is opened.

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