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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Hideo Izawa, Sakura, JP;
Junichi Setoyama, Yachimata, JP;
Kouichi Ooyama, Daisen, JP;
Kotaro Harada, Ichikawa, JP;
Hideo Izawa, Sakura, JP;
Junichi Setoyama, Yachimata, JP;
Kouichi Ooyama, Daisen, JP;
Kotaro Harada, Ichikawa, JP;
Abstract
A toner fixing apparatus characterized by provision of a provisional fixing portion provided with a provisional fixing component having an infrared heater irradiating infrared radiation onto a printed surface of the web and a main fixing portion provided downstream in the web flow in the provisional fixing portion and nipping the web with heat rollers performing a main fixing operation or having a plurality of main fixing units. According to this invention, a toner fixing apparatus and an electrophotographic printing device including the toner fixing apparatus are provided which display excellent fixing properties during multicolor image formation, excellent heating efficiency and excellent economy with respect to installation space.
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