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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Takanori Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ohhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Daigo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ohhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Daigo, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heating apparatus of the present invention includes a press member that undergoes driven rotation by contacting a heating member that rotates, the press member conveying a recording medium while nipping the recording medium between the press member and the heating member; a contact and separation mechanism that contacts the press member against the heating member and separates the press member away from the heating member; and a drive mechanism that rotationally drives the press member when the press member is separated from the heating member by the contact and separation mechanism.