Image forming apparatus and fixing unit
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorKeigo MATSUMOTO
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms a developer image on a recording medium using a developer, and a fixing unit that fixes the developer image to the recording medium. The fixing unit includes a heating member that heats the recording medium on which the developer image is formed, a plurality of pressure members that press the recording medium against the heating member, and a fixing belt stretched around the plurality of pressure members and nipped between the heating member and the plurality of pressure members so as to form a plurality of nip portions. Each of the plurality of pressure members has a shape in which a center portion protrudes more outward than both end portions.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit that forms a developer image on a recording medium using a developer, and
- a fixing unit that fixes said developer image to said recording medium,
- said fixing unit comprising:
- a heating member that heats said recording medium bearing said developer image;
- a plurality of pressure members that press said recording medium against said heating member, and
- a fixing belt stretched around said plurality of pressure members and nipped between said heating member and said plurality of pressure members so as to form a plurality of nip portions,
- wherein each of said plurality of pressure members has a shape in which a center portion protrudes more outward than both end portions.
A fixing unit comprising:
- a heating member that heats a recording medium on which a developer image is formed;
- a plurality of pressure members that press said recording medium against said heating member, and
- a fixing belt stretched around said plurality of pressure members and nipped between said heating member and said plurality of pressure members so as to form a plurality of nip portions,
- wherein each of said plurality of pressure members has a shape in which a center portion protrudes more outward than both end portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.