Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fixing device and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16735814Application Date: 2020-01-07
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Publication No.: US10775724B1Publication Date: 2020-09-15
- Inventor: Yasushi Nagata , Yasutaka Gotoh
- Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@322f6933
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fixing device includes: a first pressing unit that rotates; a second pressing unit that comes into press-contact with the first pressing unit to form a nip portion at which a toner image is fixed on a recording medium; a heating unit that heats at least one of the first and second pressing units; and a first cleaning unit that comes into contact with a surface of at least one of the first and second pressing units to perform cleaning, the fixing device being configured to perform a high-temperature rotating operation that includes rotating the first or second pressing unit and heating a surface of the first or second pressing unit coming into contact with the first cleaning unit to a temperature higher than a temperature during fixing; and then to perform a cleaning operation that includes causing a cleaning material to pass through the nip portion.
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