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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Masanori Murakami, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Funabiki, Uenohara, JP;
Jinju Okuno, Hino, JP;
Koji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Masanori Murakami, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Funabiki, Uenohara, JP;
Jinju Okuno, Hino, JP;
Koji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device including: a fixing member that is heated; a pressure member to form a nip portion between the pressure member and the fixing member; first blowing unit and second blowing unit both located close to an outlet of the nip portion and separate the recording medium from the fixing member by blowing air to the recording medium, a velocity of the air discharged from the first unit is higher than that of the air discharged from the second unit, whereas a volume of the air discharged from the first unit is smaller than that of the air discharged from the second unit; and the first unit starts discharging air before a leading edge of the recording medium reaches the outlet of the nip portion, whereas the second unit starts discharging air after the leading edge of the recording medium has passed through the outlet of the nip portion.