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No wrinkling sheet feeding apparatus, a fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus

US6144832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1998
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/206
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixing apparatus includes a heating roller having a heat source, a pressure roller in pressure contact with the heating roller, a sheet transporting member which transports the sheet between the heating roller and the pressure roller. The pressure roller has a plurality of areas having different traction coefficients on the surface thereof along the width thereof. The area is preferably disposed symmetrically on the surface of the pressure roller.

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