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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuoki Katayama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 15/2017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixation unit includes a fixation member and a housing containing therein the fixation member. The fixation member is configured to thermally fix a developer image onto a medium being conveyed from an image formation unit to the fixation unit along a medium conveyance path, wherein the developer image is formed at the image formation unit and transferred onto the medium by the image formation unit. The developer attachment member is replaceably provided to the fixation unit and configured to attach thereto a part of the developer that is scattered in the neighborhood of the conveyance path.