Fixing apparatus having a transport mechanism and a controller for controlling the transport mechanism
US5999764A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2045
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing apparatus that supports an endless belt by rollers, forms a nipping area with a pressuring roller contacting outside periphery of the belt, and fixes unfixed images on sheets that are transported into the nipping area, the fixing apparatus characterized in that transportation of the sheets into the nipping area is prohibited until the minimum belt temperature detected by a temperature sensor reaches a fixing approval temperature.
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