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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
May. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Hirotaka Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hirotaka Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing device of this invention takes up web slack prior to image formation when a cleaning mechanism is dismounted from the fixing device or a web reaches its end. This can prevent a poor-quality image generated by web slack upon replacing the cleaning mechanism.