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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Nojima, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing apparatus includes: first and second rotatable members configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image of toner containing a parting agent formed on a sheet; a casing, configured to accommodate the first and second rotatable members, including a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening; and a suppressing member configured to suppress diffusion, toward the sheet discharging opening, of particles having a predetermined diameter resulting from a parting agent in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening. The suppressing member is provided in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening so as to block diffusion between the casing and the first rotatable member.