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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michio Yokosuka, Ibaraki, JP;
Teruaki Mitsuya, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
A toner image fixing device in which a surface temperature of a heat roller ( ) is set to a temperature at which volatile odor component included in a parting agent is below a permissible value, and in which an auxiliary heating means ( ) is provided on at least one side of the upstream side and the downstream side in a recording material transporting direction in relation to a pressure contact portion of the heat roller and a pressure ( ).