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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshiharu Yoneda, Nara, JP;
Masanobu Deguchi, Kashiba, JP;
Hiroshi Kida, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a fixing unit including a fixing roller and a pressure roller pressed against the fixing roller inside a housing, for holding and conveying a sheet carrying an image formed by a developer between the fixing roller and the pressure roller thus to fix the image onto the sheet, including a removal section that removes an unfixed developer adhered to the fixing roller or the pressure roller, and an air vent located close to the removal section.