Image fixing device for image forming apparatus
US5708949A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2053
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device incorporated in an image forming apparatus for fixing a toner image on recording paper, including a fixing roller in which a cylindrical core and a heater are installed in the roller, a pressure roller held in pressured contact with the fixing roller, and a reinforcing device used to preserve a cylindrical shape of the cylindrical core. The reinforcing device includes a circular plate and a contacting member which is provided along an edge of the circular plate and which has a contacting portion held in contact with an inner surface of the cylindrical core.
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