Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and fixing method having an expanding/contracting contacting member
US7962082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1639
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When an infra-red heater is to be taken out from a fixing device for maintenance of the infra-red heater, screw-fastening is first released and one holder is extracted from a holding member. The infra-red heater is then pulled out from the side the holder was extracted from. This process is then reversed when a new or repaired infra-red heater is to be mounted on the fixing device. There is a pressure member in pressure contact with a flexible fixing member. The surface area of the contacting member facing the pressure member is variable.
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