Fixing apparatus
US9188951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing apparatus includes: first and second rotatable members configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image of toner containing a parting agent formed on a sheet; a casing, configured to accommodate the first and second rotatable members, including a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening; and a suppressing member configured to suppress diffusion, toward the sheet discharging opening, of particles having a predetermined diameter resulting from a parting agent in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening. The suppressing member is provided in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening so as to block diffusion between the casing and the first rotatable member.
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