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8185008 Fixing device and image forming apparatus with a temperature detector  
A fixing device includes a heater, first and second pressure-applying members, a belt support member, a fixing belt, a contact member and a temperature detector. The fixing belt is entrained about...
8185031 Fixing device and image formation apparatus  
Disclosed is a fixing device that easily suppresses an excessive temperature increase in a guide plate without extending a warm-up period, the device comprising: guide plate 156 that includes a...
8178209 Fuser member having fluorinated polyimide outer layer  
A fuser member including a substrate, and thereover, an outer layer comprising a crosslinked fluorinated polyimide and a curing agent is described. The fluorinated polyimide comprises: wherein Ar1...
8175509 Image forming apparatus with fixing unit having magnetism adjusting capabilities  
A fixing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a magnetism adjusting unit switching the position of a shielding member between a shielding position where the shielding member is positioned...
8175496 Endless belt, production method thereof and image forming apparatus  
The present invention provides an endless belt superior in peelability even under a low temperature and low humidity environment. An endless belt includes: a first region and a second region, which...
8175510 Fixing device, and image forming apparatus equipped therewith  
A fixing device includes: a fixing member that touches an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet; a pressing member that causes the sheet to come in pressure contact with the fixing member; a...
8175508 Planar heat generating element, fixing device including the same, and image forming apparatus including the same  
A planar heat generating element includes an insulating layer and a resistance heat generator formed on one surface in a thickness direction of the insulating layer, for generating heat under a...
8170436 Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of controlling a temperature of a surface in apparatuses useful for printing  
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of controlling a temperature of a surface in an apparatus useful for printing are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses includes a first...
8170458 Image heating apparatus having stably positioned heating unit  
The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus in which a nip portion is formed by a heating unit, which includes a flexible sleeve and a heater, and a pressure roller. The position of...
8165485 Fixing apparatus having heating element and image forming apparatus having the fixing element  
A fixing apparatus includes a heating element with an NTC characteristic in which an electric resistance value decreases as a temperature increases, which extends (i) in a direction parallel to a...
8160484 Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same  
In a fixing device, a fixed member is fixedly provided inside a loop formed by a belt, and is pressed against a pressing rotary member via the belt to form a nip portion between the pressing rotary...
8160485 Fixing device and image forming device  
A fixing device includes: a pressure belt movable in a revolving motion; a fixing roller; and a pressure member for pressing an inner surface of the belt toward the roller. A fixing nip is formed...
8155573 Image forming apparatus and fuser apparatus  
According to an embodiment of the invention, a heat uniforming member, which has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of a hollow member and in which thermal deformation generated by...
8150304 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same  
A fixing device includes a fixing belt for fixing an unfixed toner image onto a recording medium, a planar heating member for heating the fixing belt, and a pressure roller. The heating member...
8150306 Fixing device for image forming apparatus  
A fixing device according to an embodiment of the invention is provided with a center coil and a side coil to induction heat a metal roller which supports a belt. An auxiliary pressurizing member...
8150305 Fusing device and image forming apparatus having the same  
Disclosed are a fusing device with improved temperature increase and fusing performance characteristics and an image forming apparatus having the same. The fusing device can include a heater to...
8145111 Fusing device and image forming apparatus having the same  
A fusing device is provided for use in an image forming apparatus to fuse a toner image having a polarity on a printable medium. Such a fusing device comprises: a heating roller which comprises a...
8145113 Fixing device and image formation apparatus  
A fixing device forms a fixing nip by pressing a first roller, which is inside a rotation path of a rotating belt, with a second roller via the belt, and thermally fixes an unfixed image formed on...
8145112 Heating rotating body, heating device, fixing device and image forming device  
A heating rotating body includes: a rotating body that generates heat due to electromagnetic induction in a magnetic field and whose magnetic permeability starts to decrease continuously from a...
8139992 Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media  
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media are provided. An exemplary embodiment of an apparatus useful for printing includes a continuous belt including an...
8135322 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
A fixing device includes a heat member, a belt member, a belt support member, a first rotation member, a second rotation member, and a separation contact mechanism. The belt member is heated by the...
8135323 Conveying device, fixing device and image forming apparatus  
A conveying device includes: a rotating body that rotates; a belt that contacts the rotating body and rotates; a restricting member that is disposed at each of the two rotation axis direction side...
8131197 Fixing device and electro photographic apparatus using the same  
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fixing device including: a heating roller that generates a heat and is formed to have a mold releasing property; a pressure belt...
8131174 Fixing device, image forming apparatus, fixing method and image forming method  
The fixing device is provided with: a fixing member that has a rotating member which rotates and a heat source which heats the rotating member; a pressure member that is driven to rotate while...
8126383 Fixing apparatus having an enhanced planar heat generating body, and image forming apparatus including the same  
A planar heat-generating body 42 of a fixing apparatus of the present invention includes (i) a resistive heat-generating body 43a containing small heat-generating bodies electrically connected in...
8126384 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
The fixing device includes: a fixing member having a conductive layer, and fixing toner onto a recording medium by heat generation of the conductive layer through electromagnetic induction; a...
8121528 Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media  
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses useful for printing includes a roll including a first...
8121529 Sheet transport apparatus and fixing apparatus  
A sheet transport technique of clamping and transporting a sheet by a roller and a belt abutted against the roller, the technique capable of suppressing shift of the belt in the rotation axis...
8116671 Apparatuses useful in printing onto media and methods of mitigating media edge wear effects on fixing belts in printing  
Apparatuses useful in printing and methods of mitigating media edge wear effects on fixing belts in printing are provided. An exemplary apparatus useful for printing onto media includes a first...
8116672 Image fixing device and image forming apparatus  
The invention provides an image fixing device containing a tubular formed first rotating body rotatable in a circumferential direction, a second rotating body that is arranged so that an outer...
8116670 Fixing device and image forming apparatus using the same  
A fixing device for use in an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the fixing device includes a flexible fixing member, a pressure...
8107857 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
A fixing device fixes a recording medium with a toner image transferred thereon. The fixing device includes an endless belt heated with a heating member; a first pressing member contacting with the...
8107868 Image fixing device containing a heat generating unit arranged at an end portion of a heater and an apparatus having the same  
An aspect of the invention provides a fixing device that comprises: an endless fixing belt; a first rotating body arranged at an inner side of the fixing belt; and a heater arranged to face an...
8107869 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
The fixing device is provided with: a fixing member that includes a metal layer; a pressure member that forms a pressure portion between the pressure member and the fixing member, and that is...
8107871 Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media  
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses includes a first member including a first outer surface;...
8107867 Image fixing device using a belt-driving method, and image forming apparatus using the same image fixing device  
An image fixing device, having a belt-driving method to drive an endless belt which is entrained about at least two supporting members, including: a first supporting member on which a light...
8103204 Fixing apparatus and image formation apparatus  
In a fixing apparatus including a fixing roller including an elastic layer, a heating roller including a heat source, the heating roller being formed by sequentially layering an elastic layer and a...
8099034 Fixing apparatus  
In one embodiment, when a hot roller is driven to rotate, a driving gear rotates so that a swing gear and a swing cam rotate. Then, a sliding contact edge on the right side of a swing lever that...
8095058 Conveyor-belt apparatus and image heating apparatus changing the belt tension in accordance with the moving state of the belt  
A conveyor-belt apparatus includes a belt, a supporting member that rotatably supports the belt, a moving unit that displaces at least one end of the supporting member in a longitudinal direction...
8095055 Electroconductive endless belt having flame retarding material  
An electroconductive endless belt for use as an intermediate transfer member that is disposed between an image-forming unit and a recording medium, is circularly driven by a drive unit, and...
8095041 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
A fixing device includes a pair of fixing members opposing each other and a pressing lever that is rotatable around a shaft. The pressing lever can be moved either to a pressing position in which...
8090304 Heating device, fixing device and image forming device  
A heating device includes: a magnetic field generating unit generating a magnetic field; a heat-generating member generating heat due to electromagnetic induction of the magnetic field, and having...
8086159 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the fixing device  
A fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the fixing device. The fixing device includes a heat source, an endless, flexible fixing member to fix a toner image by heating and melting...
8080359 Image forming method  
An objective is to provide an image forming method by which sufficient fixing strength can be obtained at a low temperature of 120° C., excellent print images with no belt-like or streak image ...
8081915 Apparatus and method for controlling the change of direction of a fusing belt in a printing apparatus  
An apparatus (100) and method (500) that controls the change of direction of a fusing belt in a printing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus can include a fusing belt (120) configured to rotate...
8078092 Apparatus and method for controlling the axial rate of movement of a fusing belt in a printing apparatus  
An apparatus (100) and method (400, 500) that controls the rate of movement of a fusing belt in a printing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus can include a fusing belt (120) and at least one...
8073375 Fixing unit and image forming apparatus having the same  
A fixing unit where an operating force for releasing a nip can be reduced with a small-sized configuration. The fixing unit has a heating roller including a heating element, a pressure belt,...
8068749 Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with fixing apparatus  
A fixing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a rotating hot roller, a rotating pressure roller, a heating belt that contacts the hot roller and conducts heat, a...
8068765 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same  
A fixing device of the present invention is arranged so that: (i) at least both ends of a planar heat-generating member come close to or touch an outer surface of a fixing roller, said both ends...
8068778 Image heating apparatus and endless belt used for image heating apparatus  
The image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording medium has an endless belt with a base layer made of a metal material; a heater that contacts with an inner surface of the...