Fixing device
US6144833A · kind A · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2053
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device has first and second rollers respectively formed of a metallic cylindrical body provided with an elastic member. The rollers are abutted against each other so that the elastic members contact each other. The fixing device further has a heater for heating at least one of the rollers and a driver for rotating at least one of the rollers so that a transfer sheet passes through contact portion of the rollers. Roller hardness of the first roller is smaller than that of the second roller, and density of cross-link of the elastic member of the first roller is lower than that of the elastic member of the second roller.
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