Image forming apparatus including endless belt with reduced heat loss
US6594464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device for an image forming apparatus includes a heat roller, a fixing roller, an endless belt passed over the heat roller and fixing roller and driven to turn, a press roller pressed against the fixing roller with the intermediary of the endless belt. A recording medium is passed between the belt and the press roller. The fixing device additionally includes at least one contact member contacting the belt. Part of the at least one contact member is formed of at least one of heat-resistant felt or heat-resistant resin. The contact member contacts the surface of part of the belt contacting the heat roller.
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