Global Patent Index - EP 0829776 A1

EP 0829776 A1 19980318 - Fixing unit for use in an electrophotographic printing apparatus

Title (en)

Fixing unit for use in an electrophotographic printing apparatus

Title (de)

Fixiereinheit für ein elektrophotographisches Druckgerät

Title (fr)

Unité de fixage pour un appareil à imprimer électrophotographique

Publication

EP 0829776 A1 19980318 (EN)

Application

EP 97111165 A 19970703

Priority

JP 24311296 A 19960913

Abstract (en)

A fixing unit for use in a low-cost and compact electrophotographic printing apparatus, which permits easy control of electrophotographic process and presents a stable image quality in the formation of an image requiring transmissivity, such as an image forming on a transparent sheet. When an image output medium is an overhead projector transparent sheet, the overhead projector transparent sheet is continuously held between a fixing roller and a fixing backup roller in the fixing unit and a plurality of heating and fixing process are repeated on to the overhead projector transparent sheet by repeatedly rotating both rollers in normal and reverse directions. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/20; G03G 15/01

IPC 8 full level

B65H 5/06 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G03G 15/20 (2013.01 - KR); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/6591 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 2215/00497 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 2215/2074 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 5138392 A 19920811 - KINOSHITA NAOYOSHI [JP], et al & JP H047564 A 19920110 - MINOLTA CAMERA KK
  • [A] EP 0560304 A2 19930915 - SHARP KK [JP]
  • [A] EP 0532344 A2 19930317 - XEROX CORP [US]
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 416 (P - 1584) 3 August 1993 (1993-08-03)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 329 (P - 1076) 16 July 1990 (1990-07-16)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 337 (P - 1079) 20 July 1990 (1990-07-20)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 138 (P - 1505) 22 March 1993 (1993-03-22)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0829776 A1 19980318; CN 1099623 C 20030122; CN 1177126 A 19980325; JP H1091033 A 19980410; KR 19980024077 A 19980706; TW 334527 B 19980621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97111165 A 19970703; CN 97104646 A 19970523; JP 24311296 A 19960913; KR 19970030623 A 19970702; TW 86106516 A 19970516