Image fixing apparatus
US5262834A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a film movable while being in contact with a recording material carrying a toner image, wherein the toner image is heated by heat from the heater through the film; wherein the film and the recording material are separated when a temperature of the toner image is lower than a maximum temperature provided by the heater and is higher than a glass transition point of the toner.
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