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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Kuniaki Nakano, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiharu Kanematsu, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Uchida, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing device is provided with a fixing roller for fixing a toner image transferred on a sheet to the sheet, and a separating mechanism for separating the sheet from the fixing roller. The separating mechanism includes a claw member having a tip portion held in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the fixing roller for separating the sheet from the fixing roller, a supporting member pivotably supporting the claw member, and a biasing member for biasing the claw member toward the outer circumferential surface of the fixing roller so that the tip portion of the claw member presses the fixing roller.