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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2003
Yoshio Kanesawa, Nakai-machi, JP;
Ashita Murai, Fujinomiya, JP;
Yoshio Kanesawa, Nakai-machi, JP;
Ashita Murai, Fujinomiya, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Minami-Ashigara, JP;
Abstract
To provide an relief smoothing apparatus that smoothes an image on a recording sheet which is obtained by forming a polyolefin resin coating layer on a base sheet and forming a receiving layer, in which a toner image is infiltrated, on the base sheet, including: plural tension rolls including a first roll; an endless; a second roll; and a heating source, the recording sheet, in which provided that a surface temperature of the first roll is represented by Tn [° C.], a Vicat softening temperature of the polyolefin resin is represented by Tv [° C.], and a time required for the recording sheet to pass through the nip portion is represented by t [sec], the following relationship is established: (Tv+55)×(1+{fraction (1/100)} t)≧Tn≧(Tv+20)/(1+{fraction (1/100)} t) [° C.].