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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:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eiichi Sano, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 33 ; 399 69 ; 399329 ; 219216 ; 219486 ;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a rotatably supported endless belt and a nip forming member arranged outside the belt in circumferential contact therewith to form a nipping region. Heat generators are arranged adjacent the nipping region. Each heat generator is extended in a transverse direction of the belt, and spaced apart a certain distance from the neighboring one. A controller controls the heat generators so that a temperature of the belt heated by one of heating means is maintained until a subsequent heating.