Fixer and image forming apparatus including the same

Details Fixer and image forming apparatus including the same Fixer and image forming apparatus including the same

2007-03-13

2010-10-19

Porta, David P (Department: 2884)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

C399S320000, C399S330000, C399S331000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07817952

ABSTRACT:
A fixer configured to fix an image on an recording medium passing through a fixing nip includes a holder including an elastic layer, a fixing rotator including a heating layer, provided overlying the holder, and a pressurizer configured to pressurize the holder via the fixing rotator to form the fixing nip. A part of the pressurizer, which forms the fixing nip, has a length not less than a length of the heating layer in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording medium.

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