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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer, a fixing device to fix the developer to the printing medium, and a heat plate placed between the developing unit and the fixing device such that heat generated from the fixing device is absorbed by the heat plate, and transmission of heat to the developing unit is restricted.