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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Hiroshi Funabiki, Uenohara, JP;
Masanori Murakami, Hachioji, JP;
Jinju Okuno, Hino, JP;
Koji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroshi Funabiki, Uenohara, JP;
Masanori Murakami, Hachioji, JP;
Jinju Okuno, Hino, JP;
Koji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device including: a fixing member; a pressing member to form a nip portion between the pressing member and the fixing member, wherein the fixing member and the pressing member sandwich a recording medium, fix a toner image on the recording medium and convey the recording medium; a detection unit for detecting that a leading edge of the recording medium is located at the nip portion; a first air jetting unit for separating the recording medium from the fixing member by jetting air only to a position close to the leading edge of the recording medium having passed the nip portion based on the detection result by the detection unit; and a second jetting unit for jetting air to the recording medium whose leading edge has passed through the nip portion.