Image forming and recording apparatus with three pressure members
US6928257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming and recording apparatus, having a fixing apparatus for fixing unfixed toner image on a recording medium, wherein the fixing apparatus includes a fixing roller integrating a heater therein, an endless belt wound around the fixing roller, and three pressure members for pressing the endless belt onto the fixing roller. A pressure member located nearest to a side of entry of paper among the three pressure members is made up with a non-rotary type pressure member, and other two pressure members are made up with either one of a rotary type pressure member and the non-rotary type pressure member.
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