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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a plurality of print assemblies for forming a color image, a fixing unit, and a paper conveyor belt for conveying a paper sheet through the print assemblies and the fixing unit. The fixing unit includes a pair of fixing rollers, a nip control mechanism for moving the pair of the fixing rollers between a nip position and a non-nip position, and a fixing unit securing member movable with the nip control mechanism. Thus, the fixing unit can be easily mounted and demounted.