摘要:
A fixing unit for fixing a toner image on a recording material includes: a rotatable fixing roll; a fixing belt stretched on the fixing roll; at least one tension roll stretching the fixing belt with the fixing roll; a pressurization member disposed to give a pressure to the fixing roll; and a stripping member disposed to press the outer surface of the fixing belt onto the pressurization member in a vicinity of a downstream side of a first contact portion between the fixing roll and the pressurization member.
摘要:
A fixing unit for fixing a toner image on a recording material includes: a rotatable fixing roll; a fixing belt stretched on the fixing roll; at least one tension roll stretching the fixing belt with the fixing roll; a pressurization member disposed to give a pressure to the fixing roll; and a stripping member disposed to press the outer surface of the fixing belt onto the pressurization member in a vicinity of a downstream side of a first contact portion between the fixing roll and the pressurization member.
摘要:
A fixing device that fixes toner images carried on a recording material, including: a rotary member; a belt member that is brought into contact with the rotary member, wherein a nip part through which the recording material passes is formed between the belt member and the rotary member; and a roller member that stretches the belt member and presses the belt member against the rotary member, wherein the roller member includes an elastic layer, and a surface layer coated on a surface of the elastic layer, the surface layer being made of a material having a higher elastic modulus than that of the elastic layer.
摘要:
A fixing device which fixes a toner image borne on a recording medium includes a rotatable fixing roll member, a rotatable tension roll member, a rotating fixing belt member stretched between the fixing roll member and the tension roll member, a heater which heats the fixing belt member, a pressing member which presses a portion of the fixing roll member around which the fixing belt member is wound to form a nip part, and a belt moving direction changing member which is interposed between the fixing belt member and the fixing roll member on a downstream side of the nip part, and changes a moving direction of the fixing belt member. Width “Wbe” of the fixing belt member, width “Wpr” of the pressing member, and width “Wpe” of the belt moving direction changing member are set to satisfy the following relation: Wpr≦Wbe
摘要:
A fixing device fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium. The fixing device includes a rotatable fixing roll member, a fixing belt member and a walk adjustment mechanism. The fixing belt member is wound on the fixing roll member so as to be rotatable. The walk adjustment mechanism changes a walk width of the fixing belt member in accordance with a width of the recording medium.
摘要:
A fixing device fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium. The fixing device includes a rotatable fixing roll member, a fixing belt member and a walk adjustment mechanism. The fixing belt member is wound on the fixing roll member so as to be rotatable. The walk adjustment mechanism changes a walk width of the fixing belt member in accordance with a width of the recording medium.
摘要:
A fixing unit that fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium includes a rotation member, and a pressure belt module that is provided with a pressure belt, a pressure roller supporting the pressure belt and pressing the rotation member, and a belt-supporting roller supporting the pressure belt. The pressure roller includes a first roller that is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second roller that is disposed inside the first roller and formed into a crown shape, in which an axially central portion thereof is larger in outer diameter than both end portions thereof.
摘要:
A fixing unit that fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium includes a rotation member, and a pressure belt module that is provided with a pressure belt, a pressure roller supporting the pressure belt and pressing the rotation member, and a belt-supporting roller supporting the pressure belt. The pressure roller includes a first roller that is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second roller that is disposed inside the first roller and formed into a crown shape, in which an axially central portion thereof is larger in outer diameter than both end portions thereof.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a transporting path; a heating unit on the transporting path that is movably provided in a direction coming in contact with and departing from a continuous recording medium and that heats the continuous recording medium; a braking unit that has a first braking member and a second braking member and that brakes transportation of the continuous recording medium by sandwiching in the continuous recording medium between the first and second braking members, wherein the first and second braking members are provided on upstream and downstream sides on the transporting path of the heating unit, respectively; and a control unit that controls that the heating unit is brought into contact with the continuous recording medium and the braking of the continuous recording medium is released by the braking unit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus, which forms an image on a recording material using a toner containing a crystalline substance, the image forming apparatus includes: a fusing unit that fuses a toner on the recording material; and a sheet transport device that transports downstream the recording material on which a toner image is fused by the fusing unit, wherein the sheet transport device includes: a rotating member which comes into contact with the toner image fused on the recording material and has in a sheet's width direction a length of at least a sheet's width; and a temperature control unit that controls a temperature of the rotating member within a temperature range in which the crystalline substance is not quenched to become amorphous and which is equal to or lower than a melting point of the crystalline substance based on a measured value of the temperature of the rotating member.