Recording apparatus having parting agent removing means
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenji Yoshinaga
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Abstract
This invention provides a recording apparatus having parting agent removing means. Fixing means for fixing a formed toner image on a recording medium has a fixing rotatable member for contacting the toner image side of the recording medium and means for applying offset preventing parting liquid to the rotatable member. Means for acting on a special recording medium inferior in parting liquid absorbing capability to paper and removing the parting liquid from the special recording medium is positioned downstream of the fixing rotatable member with respect to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium. Control means is provided for causing the removing means to act on the special recording medium. The parting liquid on the recording medium such as film can be greatly decreased by the removing means.
Claims20
A recording apparatus having:
- means for forming a toner image;
- fixing means for fixing the formed toner image on a recording medium, said fixing means having a fixing rotatable member for contacting the toner image side of the recording medium and means for applying offset preventing parting liquid to said fixing rotatable member;
- means for acting on a special recording medium inferior in parting liquid absorbing capability to paper and removing the parting liquid from the special recording medium, said removing means being positioned downstream of said fixing rotatable member with respect to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium;
- means for rotating said fixing rotatable member;
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- control means for causing said removing means to act on said special recording medium.
A recording apparatus having:
- means for forming a toner image;
- fixing means for fixing the formed toner image on a recording medium, said fixing means having a fixing rotatable member for contacting the toner image side of the recording medium, and means for applying offset preventing parting liquid to said fixing rotatable member;
- means for acting on a special recording medium inferior in parting liquid absorbing capability to paper and removing the parting liquid from the special recording medium, said removing means being positioned downstream of said fixing rotatable member with respect to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium, said removing means having means for imparting to the special recording medium an auxiliary agent for reducing the adhesion of the parting liquid to the special recording medium, and wiping means for bearing against the special recording medium to which the auxiliary agent has been imparted by said imparting means and wiping off the parting liquid and the auxiliary agent on the special recording medium;
- means for rotating said fixing rotatable member;
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- control means for causing said removing means to act on said special recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.