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(11) EP 0 441 351 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.06.1992 Bulletin 1992/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/33

(21) Application number: 91101618.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.02.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03G 15/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 07.02.1990 JP 29298/90
29.06.1990 JP 169823/90

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suwa, Koichi
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Goto, Masahiro
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Inoue, Takahiro
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Hiroshima, Koichi
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tsukida, Shinichi
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Kato, Junichi
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yano, Hideyuki
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Takano, Manabu
    Shimomaruko, Ohtaku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) Image forming device


    (57) The image forming device of the present invention relates to an image forming device having a moving member (4) which moves while pressing a recording material (5) against an image carrying member (2) as the means of transferring the image on the image carrying member (2) to the recording material (5). Further, the image forming device has a pair of moving members for fixing the image by conveying the recording material (5) sandwiched therebetween, of which the moving member on the side not in contact with the unfixed image is a moving member having an elastic material layer and a resin surface layer. Further, the present invention has the surface of the moving member of the fixing means (6) on the side not in contact with the unfixed image which is better mold releasability with that of the moving member (4) of the transfer means.






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