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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Takamasa Hase, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Zama, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Komae, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Sagamihara, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Yokohama, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Zama, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Komae, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Sagamihara, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing system includes a fixing device that fixes a non-fixed image with heat onto a recording medium. The fixing device includes a fixing roller that generates heat and a pressing roller that presses against the fixing roller. A curl correction device is provided to correct curling of the recording medium passing through the fixing device. The curl correction device includes a heating roller unit that generates heat and an elastic roller that presses against the heating roller unit. A magnetic flux generating device is arranged in the vicinity of the fixing device and the curl correction device and generates magnetic flux.