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US07885571B2 Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and heating system capable of heating at increased speed with reduced power 有权
图像形成装置,定影单元和加热系统,能够以降低的功率以增加的速度加热

  • Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and heating system capable of heating at increased speed with reduced power
  • Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置,定影单元和加热系统,能够以降低的功率以增加的速度加热
  • Application No.: US11520649
    Application Date: 2006-09-14
  • Publication No.: US07885571B2
    Publication Date: 2011-02-08
  • Inventor: Ken Omura
  • Applicant: Ken Omura
  • Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
  • Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
  • Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
  • Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
  • Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
  • Priority: JP2005-267084 20050914
  • Main IPC: G03G15/00
  • IPC: G03G15/00
Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and heating system capable of heating at increased speed with reduced power
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism configured to form a toner image on a recording medium with a toner according to image data and a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing unit includes first and second heating members and a first heater. The first and second heating members are configured to apply heat to the recording medium having the toner image. The first heater is configured to heat the second heating member. The image forming apparatus further includes an auxiliary power source configured to drive the first heater.
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