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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Tomohiro Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A laser fusing apparatus including: a laser light source for emitting a laser beam; a conveyance belt for conveying a sheet with a toner image being transferred thereon and guiding the sheet to an irradiation region in which the toner image is to be irradiated with the laser light source; a heat pipe including a heat receiving portion to receive heat generated by the laser light source and a heat releasing portion to supply the received heat to the conveyance belt; and a fuser control section for controlling the laser light source so that the laser light source irradiates the laser beam to the toner image when the toner image passes the irradiation region, thereby fixing the toner image onto the sheet, wherein the conveyance belt heats the sheet and the toner image with the heat supplied from the heat radiation section.