EP0316010A3 - Image forming apparatus with air exhaustion - Google Patents

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EP0316010A3
EP0316010A3 EP19880118847 EP88118847A EP0316010A3 EP 0316010 A3 EP0316010 A3 EP 0316010A3 EP 19880118847 EP19880118847 EP 19880118847 EP 88118847 A EP88118847 A EP 88118847A EP 0316010 A3 EP0316010 A3 EP 0316010A3
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image forming
forming apparatus
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Hiroaki Tsuchiya
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Canon Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/02—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitising; Corona discharge devices
    • G03G15/0258—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitising; Corona discharge devices provided with means for the maintenance of the charging apparatus, e.g. cleaning devices, ozone removing devices G03G15/0225, G03G15/0291 takes precedence
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/20—Humidity or temperature control also ozone evacuation; Internal apparatus environment control
    • G03G21/206—Conducting air through the machine, e.g. for cooling, filtering, removing gases like ozone

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes image forming device for forming a toner image on a recording material, the image forming device including electrical discharger (2), fixing device (13) for fixing the toner image with heat, and air discharging device (24) for discharging air between said fixing device (13) and discharger (2) in said apparatus, and controller for controlling the discharging device (24) in accordance with a heated state of said fixing device (13).
EP19880118847 1987-11-12 1988-11-11 Image forming apparatus with air exhaustion Expired - Lifetime EP0316010B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP286084/87 1987-11-12
JP62286084A JP2578841B2 (en) 1987-11-12 1987-11-12 Image forming device

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EP0316010A2 EP0316010A2 (en) 1989-05-17
EP0316010A3 true EP0316010A3 (en) 1991-03-06
EP0316010B1 EP0316010B1 (en) 1994-07-13

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EP19880118847 Expired - Lifetime EP0316010B1 (en) 1987-11-12 1988-11-11 Image forming apparatus with air exhaustion

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JP (1) JP2578841B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3850633T2 (en)
FR (1) FR2623305B1 (en)

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US4178092A (en) * 1974-11-30 1979-12-11 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Electrophotographic copying apparatus with gas evacuating means
DE2653486A1 (en) * 1976-11-25 1978-06-01 Reinhold H Dr Epping Fixing toner image in two stages - first rapid stage on electrically heated belt and second radiant stage
DE3026969A1 (en) * 1979-07-16 1981-02-12 Canon Kk COPIER
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DE3850633T2 (en) 1994-11-10
DE3850633D1 (en) 1994-08-18
EP0316010A2 (en) 1989-05-17
JPH01128073A (en) 1989-05-19
EP0316010B1 (en) 1994-07-13
FR2623305A1 (en) 1989-05-19
JP2578841B2 (en) 1997-02-05

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