Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Patent
1997-11-17
2000-10-10
Brase, Sandra
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
399330, G03G 1520
Patent
active
061310107
ABSTRACT:
A fixing apparatus for use in an image forming apparatus such as a copying apparatus or a laser beam printer is disclosed. The fixing apparatus has a heater, a rotatable member having the heater therein, and a pressing member forming a nip by coming into contact with the rotatable member. The rotatable member is provided with a core and an elastic layer formed on the core, and the elastic layer has a JIS-A Standard rubber hardness not more than 5.degree..
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Hashimoto Norio
Hiroshima Koichi
Hotta Yozo
Kume Takao
Nishimura Katsuhiko
Brase Sandra
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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