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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kengo Takeda, Tokai, JP;
Yutaka Kakigahara, Nagoya, JP;
Masamitsu Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Murata, Nagoya, JP;
Masataka Kamiya, Owariasahi, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fixing deviceincludes a nozzle unitA and an opposite electrodeB. The nozzle unitA sprays a fixing solution to a sheet S on which a toner image is formed. The opposite electrodeB is located at an interval from the nozzle unitA. The opposite electrodeB is applied with a voltage. The opposite electrodeB has a first flat plateand a plurality of first projections. The first flat plateextends in a first direction. The plurality of first projectionsextends from the first flat platein a second direction that is a direction facing from the opposite electrodeB toward the nozzle unitA. The plurality of first projectionsare aligned in the first direction.