Electrophotographic image forming device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-min Kim, Sang-cheol Park
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Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming device includes an image forming unit to apply a developer to a paper and to form an image thereon. The electrophotographic image forming device further includes a fusing unit having a fusing roller to receive the paper from the image forming unit, to fix the developer on the paper, and to move the paper, and a housing containing the image forming unit, and having a fusing unit accommodating part to detachably receive the fusing unit along a direction that is different than a paper transfer direction to be accommodated therein. Thus, the electrophotographic image forming device allows the fusing unit to be detachably mounted therein safely and conveniently.
Claims28
An electrophotographic image forming device having an image forming unit to apply a developer to a paper to form an image thereon, comprising:
- a fusing unit having a fusing roller to receive the paper from the image forming unit, to fix the developer on the paper, and to move the paper in a paper transfer direction;
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- a housing containing the image forming unit, and having a fusing unit accommodating part to detachably receive the fusing unit along a direction that is different than the paper transfer direction to be accommodated therein.
A fusing device usable in an electrophotographic image forming device and to be integrated with components installed in a housing thereof, the fusing device comprising:
- a fusing unit having one or more fusing rollers to apply heat and pressure to a paper;
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- a movable support part to movably support the fusing unit between a mounted position in which the movable support part supports the fusing unit in the housing and a detached position in which the movable support part supports the fusing unit out of the housing.
An electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:
- a housing including front, rear, and side panels;
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- a fusing unit gateway disposed on one of the side panels to receive a fusing unit having one or more fusing rollers to be mounted in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.