Fixing device and image forming apparatus for holding a recording medium by electrostatic force
US7352987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a pressure belt that holds a recording medium by electrostatic force and carries the recording medium. The recording medium has a toner image on a surface that is not in contact with the endless pressure belt. A fixing belt fixes the toner image on the recording medium that is held by the pressure belt.
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