Fixing apparatus including toner releasing agent applying device and image forming apparatus including the same fixing apparatus
US6591081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2093
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image on a recording material includes a fixing member, a pressing member that press-contacts a surface of the fixing member, and a toner releasing agent applying device that conveys and applies toner releasing agent onto the surface of the fixing member. The toner releasing agent applying device includes a toner releasing agent holding unit that holds toner releasing agent and includes a toner releasing agent supply opening, a permeable toner releasing agent delivering member that delivers toner releasing agent from the toner releasing agent holding unit to the surface of the fixing member and a toner releasing agent conveying unit that conveys toner releasing agent to the toner releasing agent holding unit. The toner releasing agent delivering member is supplied with the toner releasing agent in the toner releasing agent holding unit through the toner releasing agent supply opening.
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