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Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same
US8948670B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948670-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113105963-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 13, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A fixing apparatus of the present invention includes a fixing rotation member, a rotation drive portion that rotates the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet that cleans a circumferential surface of the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet roller that takes up or feeds out the cleaning web sheet, a swing cam rotationally driven by the rotation drive portion, a rotation transmission portion that transmits a rotation drive force to the cleaning web sheet roller, a one way clutch provided on an input shaft of the rotation transmission portion, and a swing lever connected to the one way clutch and biased so as to be brought into slide contact with the swing cam.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fixing apparatus, comprising: a fixing rotation member; a rotation drive portion that rotates the fixing rotation member; a cleaning web sheet that cleans a circumferential surface of the fixing rotation member; a cleaning web sheet roller that takes up or feeds out the cleaning web sheet; a swing cam that is rotationally driven by the rotation drive portion; a rotation transmission portion that transmits a rotation drive force to the cleaning we…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8948670B2 cover?
- A fixing apparatus of the present invention includes a fixing rotation member, a rotation drive portion that rotates the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet that cleans a circumferential surface of the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet roller that takes up or feeds out the cleaning web sheet, a swing cam rotationally driven by the rotation drive portion, a rotation transmiss…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nakamura Hirokazu, Ohishi Masatsugu, Inoue Noriko, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/2025. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 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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