Image forming apparatus with control coordinating pressure roller and power activation
US5982503A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a heater for generating heat upon reception of electric energy; a film movable with a recording material having an unfixed image; and a pressure roller for forming a nip with the heater, with the film interposed therebetween; wherein the pressure roller starts to rotate at the same time as a main power switch of the apparatus is turned on.
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