Fixing device having a heating member and image forming apparatus including the same
US7010255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2019
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device included in an image forming apparatus for fixing a toner image formed on a sheet of the present invention includes a rotatable member and a pressing member forming a nip, which corresponds to a conveying zone, therebetween. The rotatable member and pressing member convey the sheet via the nip for thereby fixing the toner image on the sheet. A heating member heats the surface of the rotatable member in contact with therewith. Part of the rotatable member and part of the heating member contacting each other respectively have a convex shape and a concave shape complementary to the convex shape.
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