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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Makoto Egi, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Egi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A fixing device has a heating rotary () with a nonconductive surface that contacts a press () to form a nip (N). A sheet passes through the nip (N) to fix a toner image on the sheet. An electrically conductive base () is positioned near the heating rotary. A separator () has a separating portion () for separating the sheet from the surface of the heating rotary. The separating portion faces the surface of the heating rotary at a first clearance (G). A charge-remover () is retained by the base () for removing electric charge from the surface of the heating rotary. The charge-remover () has a charge-removing portion arranged along the circumferential surface of the heating rotary downstream along a rotational direction of the heating rotary () than the separating portion (), and faces the surface of the heating rotary at a second clearance (G).