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US 2019/0056686 A1Published application
Fixation apparatus and image formation apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorMasataka YAGI
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Abstract
A fixation apparatus includes an endless fixation belt, a heat source which heats the fixation belt, a pad member arranged on an inner circumferential side of the fixation belt, a rotational pressurization member which presses the pad member with the fixation belt being interposed, and a soaking member provided between the pad member and the fixation belt. A thermal conductivity λ of the soaking member satisfies relation of λ≥500 [W/(m·K)].
Claims19
A fixation apparatus comprising:
- an endless fixation belt;
- a heat source which heats the fixation belt;
- a pad member arranged on an inner circumferential side of the fixation belt;
- a rotational pressurization member which presses the pad member with the fixation belt being interposed;
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- a soaking member provided between the pad member and the fixation belt,
- a thermal conductivity λ of the soaking member satisfying relation of λ≥500 [W/(m·K)].
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