Fixing unit and image forming apparatus equipped with the fixing unit
US7426357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing unit for fixing a toner image to a recording medium by passing the recording medium which carries an unfixed image between a pair of rollers which are rotated with being pressed to each other to apply heat and pressure to the recording medium thereby fixing the unfixed image onto the recording medium. The fixing unit includes a housing in which the pair of rollers are provided, the housing having an outer surface; a plate-shaped member for indicating information; and a holding structure for physically holding the plate-shaped member on the outer surface of the housing in a removable manner.
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