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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshihalu Fujii, Sakurai, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 / ;
Abstract
An electrophotographic copying machine comprises a device for controlling the temperature of a heating roller which presses a copy paper carrying a toner image thereon together with a fixing roller. The device comprises a switch and an actuator. The actuator comprises a shape memory alloy spring, an ordinary spring, a washer, and a shaft. The shaft is pressed in accordance with the movement of the washer. The washer moves according to the force balance between the shape memory alloy spring and the ordinary spring as the temperature of the heating roller varies.