摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a pressing member (31) pressed against a fixing member (21) to form a nip (N) between the pressing member (31) and the fixing member (21) through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A heater support (23) provided inside the fixing member (21) supports a laminated heater (22). The laminated heater (22) is provided between the fixing member (21) and the heater support (23) and includes a flexible, first heat generation sheet (22s) that includes an insulating base layer (22a), at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b) provided on the base layer (22a) to generate heat, and at least one electrode layer (22c) provided on the base layer (22a) to supply power to the at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b).
摘要:
In a fixing device (20), a nip formation member (22) is provided inside a loop formed by a fixing member (21) and pressed against a pressing member (31) via the fixing member (21) to form a nip (N) between the fixing member (21) and the pressing member (31) through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A first heat generator (25) faces an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member (21) at a position other than the nip (N) to heat the fixing member (21). A second heat generator (24) faces the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member (21) at a position other than the nip (N) to heat the fixing member (21), and is disposed adjacent to the first heat generator (25) along the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member (21).
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a pressing member (31) pressed against a fixing member (21) to form a nip (N) between the pressing member (31) and the fixing member (21) through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A heater support (23) provided inside the fixing member (21) supports a laminated heater (22). The laminated heater (22) is provided between the fixing member (21) and the heater support (23) and includes a flexible, first heat generation sheet (22s) that includes an insulating base layer (22a), at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b) provided on the base layer (22a) to generate heat, and at least one electrode layer (22c) provided on the base layer (22a) to supply power to the at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b).
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a support member (25) disposed to support a nip formation member on an inner peripheral surface of a fixing belt (21). The support member includes a parallel portion (25a) that supports the nip formation member (24) and extends parallel to a sheet transport direction in a nip portion, and a rise portion (25b) that extends from the parallel portion in a direction drawn apart from the nip portion. The rise portion is inclined to the parallel portion such that an inclination direction of the rise portion is substantially parallel to a virtual straight line (L) connecting a center of rotation (X) of the fixing belt and an inlet point (Y) of the nip portion or falls within a range of rotational angles of ± 15° by which the virtual straight line is rotated around the center of rotation of the fixing belt.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus (1) includes a fixing device (20; 20S) including a fixing rotary body (21) and a heater (23) for heating the fixing rotary body (21). An opposed body (22) contacts the fixing rotary body (21) with releasable pressure therebetween to form a fixing nip (N) therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heat shield (27; 27S) is interposed between the heater (23) and the fixing rotary body (21) and movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body (21) to shield the fixing rotary body (21) from the heater (23) in a variable circumferential direct heating span (±) of the fixing rotary body (21) where the heater (23) is disposed opposite the fixing rotary body (21) directly. A controller (90) halts the heat shield (27; 27S) instantly when a fault occurs during a print job.
摘要:
A fixing device includes a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, and a pressure member. The fuser belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration. The heater is disposed adjacent to the fuser belt to heat the fuser belt. The fuser pad is disposed inside the loop of the fuser belt, and has an outer peripheral surface thereof formed in a generally concave configuration. The pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser pad with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The pressure member presses in a load direction against the outer peripheral surface of the fuser pad through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip therebetween. The fuser pad includes, along the outer peripheral surface thereof, a protruding portion and an inwardly curved portion adjoining the protruding portion to face an outer circumferential surface of the pressure member.
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a rotatable fixing member (21) ; a heating source (23) configured to heat the fixing member (21); an opposing member (22) configured to come into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member (21) to form a nip portion (N); and a shielding member (27) configured to block heat from the heating source (23). The shielding member (27) is configured to rotate about a position different from the center of the heating source (23) so as to be movable between a shielding position and a retraction position. The shielding position is a position where the shielding member comes close to the heating source (23) to block heat from the heating source (23) to the fixing member (21). The retraction position being a position where the shielding member (27) is retracted away from the shielding position.
摘要:
A fixing device (20) for fixing an image on a recording medium (P) includes an endless fixing rotary member (21) which is formed into a loop and comes into contact with the image on the recording medium, an opposed rotary member (22) which is in contact with the fixing rotary member, a nip forming member (24) provided inside the loop of the fixing rotary member to be in contact with the opposed rotary member via the fixing rotary member to form a nip portion to which the recording medium is fed in a feeding direction, a support member (25) which supports the nip forming member, and a heating source (23) which heats the fixing rotary member. The nip forming member includes a downstream portion extending downstream in the feeding direction from a center of the nip portion and an upstream portion extending upstream in the feeding direction from the center and longer than the downstream portion.
摘要:
A fixing device (10) includes a heater (23) to generate heat based on soft start control. The heater (23) is supplied with power using different power-turn-on-duty control patterns in accordance with power requirements and an operation mode of the fixing device (10).