Patents Examined by Arthur T. Grimeley
  • Belt-type fixing device
    Patent number: 5832353
    Abstract: A belt-type fixing device includes a rotatably supported endless belt and a outer roller arranged outside the belt in contact therewith. Arranged inside the belt are a heater and an inner roller which are forced at respective pressures to the outer roller through the belt. Pressure of the inner roller to the outer roller is adjusted to be greater than that of the heater to the outer roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Sano