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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5371571 | Portable electrophotographic printer of reduced height The electrophotographic printer having a cylindrical, electrostatic latent image-bearing member, an electrostatic latent image-forming means, a developing means equipped with a magnet roll for conveying a magnetic developer, a transfer means for transferr... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5367369 | Image heating apparatus capable of controlling number of waves in AC power supply An image heating apparatus including a heater which is stationary in use; a film movable together with a recording material in sliding contact with the heater, an image on the recording material being heated through the film by the heat from the heater, i... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365314 | Image heating apparatus capable of changing duty ratio An image heating apparatus includes a heater; a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature of the heater; the controller for controlling electric power supplied to the heater so that the temperature detected by the temperature detecting memb... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5365321 | Endless belt driving device with automatic belt displacement correction An endless belt driving device comprises an endless belt, a driving roller for driving the endless belt, a guide member for guiding the movement of the endless belt, and a supporting plate by which the guide member is supported so as to be rotatable about... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5359401 | Fixing device A fixing device includes a contact portion formed by making a part of an endless belt supported by a plurality of tension rollers contact a fixing roller having an elastic body applied thereon. The contact portion includes a contact point formed by making... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5355204 | Image fixing apparatus without crease of fixing film An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a movable film in contact with the heater and movable together with a recording material carrying an image to be fixed; a pressing rotatable member for urging the recording material and the film to the heater; ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5349424 | Thick walled heated belt fuser A heated thick walled belt fuser for an electrophotographic printing machine. The belt is rotatably supported between a pair of rolls. One of the spans of the belt is in contact with a heating roll in the form of an aluminum roll with an internal heat sou... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5347348 | Image fixing apparatus with detector for detecting movement of endless belt An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a rotatable endless film, wherein an unfixed image on a recording material is heated and fixed by heat from the heater through the endless film; a displaceable member made of heat resistive resin material displ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345300 | Fixing unit having an endless belt including a base layer and a composite material A fixing unit has a fixing roller and an endless belt. When a recording sheet bearing a toner image not yet fixed passes between the fixing roller and the endless belt, the fixing unit fixes the toner image onto the recording sheet in the nip area. The en... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343279 | Lateral shift preventing mechanism for endless belt A lateral shift preventing mechanism for a rotatable endless belt includes a tension member for applying a tension to the endless belt; a receiving member for receiving lateral shifting force from the endless belt; and a displacing mechanism for convertin... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5343280 | Image fixing apparatus An image forming apparatus contains an accommodator for accommodating a recording material together with an image forming device for forming an image on that recording material supplied from the accommodator. A fixing apparatus receives the imaged recordi... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5321480 | Fuser having a detachable belt A fuser for fusing toner images to a receiving sheet includes a pressure roller and a fusing belt. The fusing belt has leading and trailing ends. A towing device is positioned to receive both the leading and trailing ends of the belt to form an endless be... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5311269 | Toner image finishing apparatus A toner image carried by heat softenable layer on a receiving sheet is either fixed or texturized by a pair of pressure members. The pressure members include a fusing member and a pressure roller. To prevent hot offset of the leading portion of the heat s... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309210 | Image fixing apparatus using fixing film containing fluorinated resin An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a film movable with a recording material, wherein the recording material have a visualized image which is heated through the film by heat from the heater; wherein the film includes a heat resistive resin base l... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5307133 | Image fixing apparatus with means for preventing moisture dew on film An image fixing apparatus includes a heater which is fixed in operation; a film slidable relative to the heater and movable with a recording material, wherein a visualized image on the recording material is heated by heat from the heater through the film;... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5303016 | Image fixing device for image forming apparatus including means for locally heating inner wall of fixing means at location corresponding to nip An image fixing device for an image forming apparatus, comprises a hollow cylindrical fixing roller, and cylindrical pressure roller which is kept in contact with the fixing roller so as to rotate in accordance with rotation of the fixing roller. The pres... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300998 | Heating apparatus having a movable film protection member and image forming apparatus using same A heating apparatus includes a heater; a movable film; a film heated by the heater; and a film protection member movable between a protecting position for protecting the film and an exposing position for exposing the film.... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5300999 | Image fixing apparatus having a film with improved slideability An image fixing apparatus includes a heater for producing heat upon electric power supply a film movable in sliding contact with the heater, wherein an unfixed toner image on a recording material is fixed by heat from the heater through the film; a temper... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5300997 | Image fixing apparatus An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a sheet in slidable contact with the heater; and a back-up member cooperative with the heater to form a nip therebetween such that the sheet is interposed in the nip. An unfixed image on a side of a recording m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5293537 | Image transport fusing system Fusing apparatus for an electrographic printer, includes an abhesive belt for carrying and contacting a recorded image, a low temperature heater to fuse the image, and an assembly for synchronously moving a sheet in contact with the belt past the heater f... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5278618 | Thermal fixing device including a non-adhesive resin coated metal belt and PTC thermistor heater In a thermal fixing device, a roller having a heat generating element includes a heating and cooling unit which is made up of a cooling device which serves also as a support, and a heat generating device with a PTC thermistor heater element as a heat sour... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5267005 | Heater having stepped portion and heating apparatus using same A heating apparatus includes a heater which is stationary in use; a film in sliding contact with the heater; a pressing member cooperative with the film to form a nip therebetween; wherein the heater is provided with a portion which is stepped in a direct... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5262834 | Image fixing apparatus An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a film movable while being in contact with a recording material carrying a toner image, wherein the toner image is heated by heat from the heater through the film; wherein the film and the recording material ar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5257078 | Image heating apparatus regulating shift of endless fixing film An image heating apparatus comprises a heating body, an endless film moving together with a recording sheet, a pressurizing member cooperating with the heating body to form a nip therebetween with the interposition of the endless film and a regulating mem... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5250998 | Fixing apparatus having two nip regions In a toner image fixing device, there are provided an endless belt being looped up around a heating roller and a conveyance roller, a pressure roller for pressing a sheet having a toner image onto the heating roller with the endless belt intervening betwe... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5235395 | Image fixing apparatus An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; an endless film movable together with a supporting member for supporting a toner image, in which the toner image is heated by heat from the heater through the film; a driver for driving the film; and a limiter ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5225874 | Image fixing apparatus having a pulsewisely energized heater An image fixing apparatus including a heater having a linear heat generating layer; a film movable together with a recording medium carrying thereon a toner image which is heated by heat generated by the heat generating layer through the film; energizing ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5157446 | Heating apparatus with a film having high and low electrical resistance layers A heating apparatus includes a heater generating heat upon electric power supply thereto; a film, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from the heater through the film; wherein the film comprises a high resistance layer at a side rem... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5157444 | Apparatus for controlling the lateral shifting of an endless belt by detecting belt position A lateral shift control apparatus for an endless belt includes a lateral shifting driver for applying to the endless belt a lateral shifting force in lateral directions; a switching device for switching direction of the lateral shifting force; a detector ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5155536 | Image forming apparatus including toner image fixing device using fusing sheets A toner image, particularly a multicolor toner image is fixed to a receiving sheet, which may or may not have a heat-softenable outer layer, by use of a fusing sheet. The fusing sheet is preferably a hard, smooth sheet, for example, a metallic sheet. The ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5153656 | Image forming apparatus including transfer and fixing member A toner image, for example, a multicolor toner image, is transferred to a receiving sheet carried by a heated transfer drum. The multicolor image is fixed by pressure between a fusing web or sheet and the toner image exerted by a heated pressure roller an... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5153655 | Lateral shift control for endless belt and fixing apparatus using same A lateral shift control apparatus for an endless belt includes a driver for applying to the endless belt a lateral shifting force in both lateral directons; a switching device for switching the direction of the lateral shifting force by the lateral shifti... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5148226 | Heating apparatus using endless film An image heating apparatus includes a heater; a film movable together with a recording material; a driving rotatable member cooperative with the film to form a nip therebetween, whereby an image on a recording material being passed through the nip is heat... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5144360 | Thermal fixing device in an image recording apparatus A thermal fixing device mounted in an image recording apparatus, includes a presser-roller automatically moved away from a heat roller when a predetermined period of time or more elapses after completion of the thermal fixing of a recording medium, on or ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5132744 | Heating device using film having conductive parting layer A heating apparatus includes a heater; a film movable in contact with a recording material carrying an image, wherein the image is heated from the heater through the film; the film having an insulative heat resistive resin base layer at a side near the he... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5124755 | Mechanical wide nip flexible fuser using multiple looped material belts An improved fixing assembly for fixing toners or the like on a receiving medium. The improved fixing assembly having a mechanical wide nip formed by a pair of nip forming belts with at least one of the belts being formed by multiple overlapping loops of c... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5119143 | Endless fixing film with a rib and adhesive layer An endless film includes an endless film member; a rib having a JIS A hardness of not more than 100 degrees; an an adhesive layer between the film and the rib, the adhesive layer having a JIS A hardness after being cured.... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5115278 | Heating apparatus using low resistance film A heating apparatus for heating a visualized image on a recording material includes a stationary heater; a film in sliding contact with the heater, wherein the recording material has a visualized image which is heated through the film by heat from the hea... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5091752 | Image heating apparatus using film driven by rotatable member An image heating apparatus includes a heater; a film movable in contact with a recording material carrying an image, wherein the image on the recording material is heated by heat from the heater through the film; a driving rotatable member for driving the... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5084738 | Fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus having an electrically conductive film which moves in contact with a recording material on which a picture image is held, a pressing roller for causing the film to be brought into contact with the recording material, and a plurality of ... | 01/28/1992 |
