Patent · US Expired

Fixing device, image forming apparatus using the fixing device, and heat insulating member

US7254362B2 · kind B2 · utility

24Cited by
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33Claims
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Filing dateNov 8, 2004
Grant dateAug 7, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/1695
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixing device containing at least one fixing member configured to fix a toner image on a transfer material, which includes a first substrate and a pressing member configured to form a nip with the at least one fixing member, which includes a second substrate, and a heater. At least one of the at least one fixing member and the pressing member further contains a heat insulating layer overlying the first or second substrate.

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