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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Murata, Nagoya, JP;
Yutaka Kakigahara, Nagoya, JP;
Jun Mihara, Nagoya, JP;
Masamitsu Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Kengo Takeda, Tokai, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a fixing apparatus configured to fix a toner image on a print medium by spraying a fixing solution, the fixing apparatus including: a plurality of first nozzles from which the fixing solution is sprayed, a first electrode which extends in a first direction, and which faces the first nozzles in a second direction, a holding groove which accommodates the first electrode, which is configured to hold the fixing solution sprayed from the first nozzles, and which has a discharge port through, and a container configured to contain the fixing solution discharged from the discharge port. The holding groove has a bottom surface which is positioned apart from the first electrode in the second direction so that the fixing solution held in the holding groove passes between the first electrode and the bottom surface to flow toward the discharge port.
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