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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yutaka Kakigahara, Nagoya, JP;
Masamitsu Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Murata, Nagoya, JP;
Kengo Takeda, Tokai, JP;
Masataka Kamiya, Owariasahi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fixing devicehas a nozzle unitA. The nozzle unitA sprays the fixing solution to a sheet S on which a toner image is formed. The nozzle unitA has a housing, a nozzle electrodeand a plurality of nozzles. The plurality of nozzleshas a first nozzleA and a second nozzleB located at an interval from the first nozzleA in a first direction, and the nozzle electrodeis located inside the housing. The nozzle electrodeextends in the first direction. A length Lof the nozzle electrodein the first direction is greater than the interval between the first nozzleA and the second nozzleB in the first direction.