Image forming apparatus having fixing apparatus with cleaning device
US6026272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming unit for forming a non-fixed toner image on a recording material, a heater for heating the non-fixed toner image, a back-up member for cooperating with the heater to form a nip therebetween, the back-up member pinching and conveying the recording material at the nip in such a manner that the non-fixed toner image is contacted with the heater so that the non-fixed toner image is fixed to the recording material by heat from the heater, and a cleaning member for cleaning the back-up member. The cleaning member is brought into a first and second cleaning mode in which an image forming operation is not effected and the back-up member is cleaned, the second cleaning mode having a cleaning time longer than a cleaning time of the first cleaning mode.
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