Image Forming Apparatus
US-2015362887-A1 · Dec 17, 2015 · US
Image formation apparatus and fixation device
US8965247B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8965247-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313904079-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 31, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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A fixation unit includes a fixation member and a housing containing therein the fixation member. The fixation member is configured to thermally fix a developer image onto a medium being conveyed from an image formation unit to the fixation unit along a medium conveyance path, wherein the developer image is formed at the image formation unit and transferred onto the medium by the image formation unit. The developer attachment member is replaceably provided to the fixation unit and configured to attach thereto a part of the developer that is scattered in the neighborhood of the conveyance path.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An image formation apparatus comprising: an image formation unit configured to form a developer image comprising a developer and to transfer the developer image to a medium; a fixation unit including, a fixation member configured to thermally fix the developer image onto the medium being conveyed from the image formation unit through the fixation unit along a medium conveyance path, and a housing containing therein the fixation member; and a d…
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- What does patent US8965247B2 cover?
- A fixation unit includes a fixation member and a housing containing therein the fixation member. The fixation member is configured to thermally fix a developer image onto a medium being conveyed from an image formation unit to the fixation unit along a medium conveyance path, wherein the developer image is formed at the image formation unit and transferred onto the medium by the image formation…
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- Oki Data Kk
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- Primary CPC classification G03G21/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 24 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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