Image forming apparatus having a cooling section in a fixing apparatus
US7352979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2074
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing body; an image forming section to form a toner image on the image bearing body; a transfer section to transfer the toner image on a recording material; and a fixing apparatus having a pressure member and a heating member, which fixes the toner image on the recording material transported their between, wherein the fixing apparatus comprises a cooling section to cool the pressure member, and a controlling section to control the cooling section according to an interval between recording materials.
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