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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:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takaaki Hachisuga, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399325 ; 118 60 ;
Abstract
A fixing unit includes a fixing roller for fixing an image of a developer transferred onto a transfer medium, an oil coating unit for coating the fixing roller with oil to prevent the developer from attaching thereto, and an attaching frame for detachably attaching the oil coating unit to the fixing roller. The oil coating unit includes a plurality of supply rollers that contain oil, and a removing roller for removing the developer attached to the supply rollers.