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Image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner including wax on a transfer sheet

US7187898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateJun 22, 2004
Grant dateMar 6, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/1639
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner including wax on a transfer sheet including a fixing rotating member for fixing toner on the transfer sheet with a rotation thereof, and first cleaning member contacting to the fixing rotating member so as to remove melted wax on the fixing rotating member. A surface roughness Rz of the first cleaning member is not more than 1.6 μm.

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