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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Toshio Ogiso, Hitachi, JP;
Masaru Nakano, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromitsu Fukuda, Chiyoda, JP;
Shigeru Obata, Ishioka, JP;
Toru Hanashima, Hitachi, JP;
Kazushige Oonishi, Hitachi, JP;
Chikara Hiraoka, Hitachi, JP;
Toru Ohashi, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Shimizu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kazuo Kikuchi, Hitachi, JP;
Shogo Matsumoto, Ushiku, JP;
Shoji Ukei, Hitachi, JP;
Katsuyoshi Onose, Hitachi, JP;
Tsuyoshi Koyama, Hitachi, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Hitachi, JP;
Masaru Nakano, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromitsu Fukuda, Chiyoda, JP;
Shigeru Obata, Ishioka, JP;
Toru Hanashima, Hitachi, JP;
Kazushige Oonishi, Hitachi, JP;
Chikara Hiraoka, Hitachi, JP;
Toru Ohashi, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Shimizu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kazuo Kikuchi, Hitachi, JP;
Shogo Matsumoto, Ushiku, JP;
Shoji Ukei, Hitachi, JP;
Katsuyoshi Onose, Hitachi, JP;
Tsuyoshi Koyama, Hitachi, JP;
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming and recording apparatus, having a fixing apparatus for fixing unfixed toner image on a recording medium, wherein the fixing apparatus includes a fixing roller integrating a heater therein, an endless belt wound around the fixing roller, and three pressure members for pressing the endless belt onto the fixing roller. A pressure member located nearest to a side of entry of paper among the three pressure members is made up with a non-rotary type pressure member, and other two pressure members are made up with either one of a rotary type pressure member and the non-rotary type pressure member.