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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2000
Jiro Ishizuka, Numazu, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Keisuke Inoue, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shozo Shimada, Nobeoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a fixing apparatus which has a fixing member for fixing an unfixed image to a recording material, a releasing agent coating device for coating releasing agent on the fixing member, the releasing agent coating device having a containing portion for containing the releasing agent, and a releasing agent heating device for heating the releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent heating device have a heating body, and a heat conductive member contacted with the heating body or disposed near the heating body, and the heating body is disposed outside of the containing portion, and the heat conductive member is disposed within the containing portion to be contacted with the releasing agent.