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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Satoru Ishikake, Kawasaki, JP;
Manabu Mochizuki, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoru Ishikake, Kawasaki, JP;
Manabu Mochizuki, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first fixing device that applies heat to a non fixed toner image and a second fixing device arranged downstream of the first fixing device, which applies pressure and fixes the non-fixed toner image onto a recording member.