Apparatus for adjusting fixing pressure and image forming apparatus having the same
US7734202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for adjusting a fixing pressure of an image forming apparatus is provided. The apparatus for adjusting the fixing pressure includes a pair of pressing members to rotatably support an axis of a first roller from both ends and to rotate about a hinge shaft to cause the first roller to press against a second roller, a pair of hinge cams to move the hinge shaft of the pair of pressing members in either of two directions, a driving unit to rotate the pair of hinge cams, and a control unit to control the driving unit to adjust the position of the hinge shaft.
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