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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2004
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 ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing device according to this invention includes a notifying mechanism which requests replacement of a web when the length up to the end portion of the web capable of taking unnecessary toner becomes shorter than a predetermined length. The degree of moving an unused portion of the web to a web-taking unit is reduced at a predetermined ratio until the web is replaced.
Matsumoto, Hirotaka. (2007). Image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 7228097). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7228097
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