Fixing device preventing rubbing of toner image
US6628916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2041
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes an abutting member arranged at a position between an upstream side of a fixing roller and a downstream side of a heating roller in a moving direction of a fixing belt so as to abut against the fixing belt and expand a fixing region. The fixing device may also include a first supporting member and a second supporting member, which supports the fixing belt, etc., with respect to the first supporting member. An angle, formed between an approaching direction of a sheet-like recording medium and a line tangential to an upstream end of the fixing region in the moving direction of the fixing belt, is set equal to 20° or larger.
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