Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unit and image forming apparatus for fixing a toner image with a developer including a brilliant toner containing a flat brilliant pigment
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Application No.: US17409345Application Date: 2021-08-23
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Publication No.: US11543758B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Yukiko Kamijo , Hideaki Ohara , Kenji Omori , Junko Yamasaki , Daisuke Nakashima , Yuka Ishihara , Hitoshi Komuro
- Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Current Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2021-015151 20210202
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20 ; G03G9/087 ; G03G9/08 ; G03G9/09

Abstract:
A unit includes: a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic charge image that is formed on a surface of an image carrier, as a toner image with a developer including a brilliant toner containing a flat brilliant pigment, the developer being accommodated in the developing device; and a fixing device configured to fix the toner image onto a surface of a recording medium at a fixing temperature of 130° C. or higher and 230° C. or lower that includes a fixing belt, a first roller and a second roller that are disposed inside the fixing belt and support the fixing belt while applying tension to the fixing belt, and a pressure roller, the first roller and the pressure roller sandwiching the fixing belt to form a nip portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220244653A1 UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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