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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Eiichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Ohira, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Sudo, Tokyo, JP;
Izumi Mukoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eiichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Ohira, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Sudo, Tokyo, JP;
Izumi Mukoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 11/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2057 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat-producing element for a fixing device to carry out heat-fixing after a toner image having been formed using a pulverized toner is transferred on an image support, a heat-producing element for a fixing device in which a thin-leaf graphite-pulverized material of a volume specific resistance of 10Ω·cm to less than 10Ω·cm is incorporated in a heat-resistant resin as a conductive material.