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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Hidetoshi Katayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Maruko, Hachioji, JP;
Hajime Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazunori Katada, Hino, JP;
Masashi Saito, Hino, JP;
Toshiki Hayami, Hachioji, JP;
Hidetoshi Katayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Maruko, Hachioji, JP;
Hajime Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazunori Katada, Hino, JP;
Masashi Saito, Hino, JP;
Toshiki Hayami, Hachioji, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner including wax on a transfer sheet including a fixing rotating member for fixing toner on the transfer sheet with a rotation thereof, and first cleaning member contacting to the fixing rotating member so as to remove melted wax on the fixing rotating member. A surface roughness Rz of the first cleaning member is not more than 1.6 μm.