Fixing unit for controlling the moving speed of the fixing section
US5300995A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing unit for an image forming apparatus, for fixing a toner image transferred onto a recording sheet, which includes a fixing section having a heat roller and a pressure roller, includes a detector for detecting the time when the recording sheet reaches between the heat roller and the pressure roller; and a controller for controlling the moving speed of the fixing section to be gradually decreased when the recording sheet reaches the fixing section.
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