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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Yutaka Kakigahara, Nagoya, JP;
Kengo Takeda, Tokai, JP;
Jun Mihara, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Murata, Nagoya, JP;
Shinya Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoaki Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Kumiko Sakaguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Takayuki Higuchi, Anpachi-gun, JP;
Tatsuya Ezaka, Kariya, JP;
Emi Shimizu, Nagoya, JP;
Kentaro Murayama, Kasugai, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device is for fixing a developing agent image to a recording sheet by electrostatically spraying a charged fixing solution toward the developing agent image on the sheet. The fixing device includes a container portion, a plurality of nozzles, and a potential difference generating portion. The container portion is configured to store therein the fixing solution. The plurality of nozzles is in communication with the container portion and configured to spray the fixing solution toward the developing agent image. The potential difference generating portion is configured to generate a potential difference between the fixing solution stored in the plurality of nozzles and the recording sheet conveyed at a position separated from the plurality of nozzles.