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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Tadahiro Kaneko, Ibaraki, JP;
Takao Umeda, Ibaraki, JP;
Tsutomu Maekawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Teruaki Mitsuya, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing unit includes a fixing roller, a pressure roller forming a nipper in cooperation with said fixing roller, the nipper conveying a recording material on which an unfixed image is formed while nipping the recording material, a recording material pressing roller disposed at least one of upstream and downstream of said nipper in a recording material conveyance direction for pressing said recording material toward the fixing roller to form a region where the recording material is wound around the fixing roller, and a tension applying unit for applying tension to the recording material.