Image forming apparatus having a supplemental heating source

Details Image forming apparatus having a supplemental heating source Image forming apparatus having a supplemental heating source

1996-07-02

1998-05-12

Pendegrass, Joan H.

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Forced air circulation

399144, 399148, 399335, G03G 1570, G03G 1500

Patent

active

057521298

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image illuminating section having an illuminating lamp for projecting an image and a heater-type fixing device. In the image forming apparatus, the image illuminating section and the heater-type fixing device are adjacent to each other, and the fixing device is heated by the heat of the illuminating section. This prevents a waste of energy, shortens the rise time of the fixing device and the operating time of a heater for heating a heating roller of the fixing device, and obtains good fixing properties even in a low-temperature environment.

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