Fixing device for an image forming apparatus featuring a fixing belt and heating control
US5402220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device for an image forming apparatus and having a heating member facing a sheet transport path. The heating member has a number of heating portions which are separate in a direction perpendicular to an intended direction of sheet transport. The heating portions are selectively driven in matching relation to a toner image carried on a sheet.
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