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US 11,231,667 B2Granted
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshihiro Sone
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a fixing device includes rotating body that is rotatably supported, a heater that heats the rotating body, a pressing body that is pressed against the rotating body to form a nip through which print media passes to a media conveyance path, and a water vapor discharge passage downstream of the nip from rotating body. The water vapor discharge passage is separate and distinct from the media conveyance path. The fixing device may be used in image forming apparatuses and the like.
Claims20
A fixing device, comprising:
- a rotating body;
- a heater that heats the rotating body;
- a pressing body that presses against the rotating body to form a nip through which print media passes;
- and
- a case that surrounds the rotating body and the pressing body and has a discharge hole for discharge of the print media and an opening separated from the discharge hole by a partition wall member.
2 more elements
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on a recording medium;
- and
- a fixing device configured to fix the toner image to the recording medium, the fixing device comprising:
- a rotating body;
- a heater that heats the rotating body;
- a pressing body that presses against the rotating body to form a nip through which print media passes;
- and
- a case that surrounds the rotating body and the pressing body and has a discharge hole for discharge of the print media and an opening separated from the discharge hole by a partition wall member.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.