Image forming apparatus
US-2015378284-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Image recording apparatus
US8941704B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941704-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213681007-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | May 17, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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An image recording apparatus includes a toner transporting member that transports a toner layer while carrying the toner layer on a first surface of the toner transporting member, the toner transporting member including the first surface and a second surface; a heating unit including heating elements that contact the second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the toner transporting member, and that generate heat in accordance with image information, the first surface contacting a recording medium and carrying the toner layer; and a transferring unit that selectively transfers toner at an image portion to the recording medium as a result of causing each heating element of the heating unit to generate the heat with a temperature of the heating elements at the image portion and a temperature of the heating elements at a non-image portion being different from each other.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a toner transporting member that transports a toner layer while carrying the toner layer on a first surface of the toner transporting member, the toner transporting member including the first surface and a second surface; a heating unit including a plurality of heating elements that contact the second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the toner transporting member, and that generate heat in accordance…
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Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/1665Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/1685Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8941704B2 cover?
- An image recording apparatus includes a toner transporting member that transports a toner layer while carrying the toner layer on a first surface of the toner transporting member, the toner transporting member including the first surface and a second surface; a heating unit including heating elements that contact the second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the toner transporting…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/1665. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).