Image forming apparatus, method for forming image, and fixing device
US6625418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing belt movably supported by a rotatable heating member and a rotatable support member equipped with a surface elastic layer having a hardness not higher than 40°. The fixing device also includes a pressurizing mechanism arranged to face the support member with the fixing belt interposed therebetween and equipped with a pressurizing member movable in synchronism with the fixing belt.
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