Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-15
2008-04-15
Brase, Sandra L. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
C399S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11339485
ABSTRACT:
For an image forming apparatus, a transfer fixing apparatus and a transfer fixing method fix a toner image onto a record medium. The fixing apparatus and the image forming apparatus have a structure to reduce adverse heat influences impacting on an intermediate transfer member, and can further reduce vibrations generated to the intermediate transfer member and to a recording medium onto which a visualized image is transferred from the intermediate transfer member. Further, a heating value and a heat distribution in the fixing apparatus can be controlled to be optimized.
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Atsushi Nakafuji
Hirokazu Ikenoue
Hiroyuki Kunii
Hisashi Kikuchi
Katsuhiro Echigo
Brase Sandra L.
Ricoh Company Limited
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