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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Hachioji, JP;
Takeichi Shimada, Hachioji, JP;
Azusa Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Takahiko Ushiroji, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399325 ;
Abstract
In a fixing oil coating apparatus for coating oil to an outer circumferential surface of a fixing roller for fixing a toner image of a recording sheet, the apparatus has an oil coating roller including a cylindrical porous member impregnated with oil therein, and a brush-shaped oil applying member fixed on an outer circumferential surface of the porous member. The brush-shaped oil applying member is brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the fixing roller so that the oil is coated to the fixing roller.