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Fixing device

US9465360B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

3References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · JP

Inventors

Kota Aoki · Toride, JP
Koji Nojima · Abiko, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/2053
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixing device includes: first and second rotatable members configured to fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image formed on a sheet by using a toner containing a parting agent; a casing provided with a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening and configured to include the first and second rotatable members; a fan; a duct configured to guide air from the fan toward one longitudinal end portion of the first rotatable member; and a cover member configured to cover an outer surface of the first rotatable member. The cover member extends inside the casing from a neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening to the duct.

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