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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Jae-min Kwon, Anyang-si, KR;
Jin-yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-min Kwon, Anyang-si, KR;
Jin-yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A fusing unit of an image forming apparatus is capable of controlling fusing pressure according to detailed types of printing medium without deteriorating printing speed. A first roller rotates about a first rotation shaft CR. A second roller rotates in contact with the first roller about a second rotation shaft CRand is movable along the outer circumference of the first roller. A moving unit relocates the second roller according to a type of printing medium. A pressing unit presses the second roller toward the first roller by applying different pressures according to a position of the second roller with respect to the first roller.