Fixing device

In a fixing device incorporated in an image forming apparatus and operable to fix a toner image on a recording medium, a first rotative member and a second rotative member form a nip portion therebetween, at which the toner image is fixed on the recording medium. A separator separates the recording...

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Main Authors Fujisawa, Kazutoshi, Sato, Makoto, Gomi, Katsuhito, Okumura, Naoyuki, Okada, Hideki, Mori, Shuhei, Kamoshida, Shinichi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.03.2007
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Summary:In a fixing device incorporated in an image forming apparatus and operable to fix a toner image on a recording medium, a first rotative member and a second rotative member form a nip portion therebetween, at which the toner image is fixed on the recording medium. A separator separates the recording medium, which has been passed through the nip portion, from one of the first rotative member and the second rotative member. The separator is provided with a first guide face extending in a first direction to guide the separated recording medium to an inlet of a subsequent stage of the image forming apparatus. The first guide face is provided with a rib extending in the first direction.