Image forming apparatus having fixing device and blower for the fixing device

An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording medium includes an image forming unit that forms an unfixed toner image on a recording medium; a fixing unit that heats the recording medium bearing the unfixed toner image and fixes the unfixed toner image onto the recording medium...

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Main Authors Kaino Toshiya, Fuse Yasuhiko, Izawa Satoru, Uchiyama Takahiro, Uchida Wataru, Minagawa Taisuke, Yoshida Masatoshi, Murooka Ken, Koyama Tomooku, Asami Jun
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.08.2016
Subjects
BLASTING
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HEATING
HOLOGRAPHY
LIGHTING
MAGNETOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Summary:An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording medium includes an image forming unit that forms an unfixed toner image on a recording medium; a fixing unit that heats the recording medium bearing the unfixed toner image and fixes the unfixed toner image onto the recording medium at a nip portion; a heating member and a pressurizing member that touches the heating member and forms the nip portion therebetween; a first blower that blows air to a non-sheet-passing area of a small-size recording medium in the heating member; and a second blower that blows air to a non-sheet-passing area of a small-size recording medium in the pressurizing member. Upon the temperature of the non-sheet-passing area of the heating member exceeding a threshold temperature, the first blower blows without the second blower blowing, then the two blowers start blowing together.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414221164