Fixing device, image forming apparatus using the fixing device, and heat insulating member
US7254362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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