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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Takehara, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Sakurai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399323 ; 271308 ;
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus which includes a rotatable member for fixing an image, a plurality of separation members for contacting the rotatable member, and a mechanism for shifting the contactable member in a direction of a generating line of the rotatable member so as to engage and disengage the separation members from the rotatable member. The shifting of the separation members is timed so that they are separated from the rotatable member a line period shorter than that required for fused toner on the separation member to solidify.