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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Hinotani, Toyokawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsuura, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355282 ; 355285 ; 492 28 ; 492 48 ;
Abstract
A fixing device having a pair of rollers which rotate with pressure contacting each other so as to fix an unfixed toner image onto a sheet by passing the sheet therebetween. At least one of the roller has at least one end portion on a peripheral surface thereof which is formed by a material having a coefficient of friction greater than that of a rest portion of the peripheral surface, thereby the slip caused between the rollers is prevented.