Patent ID: 6865363
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing apparatus, comprising: a receiving roller configured to rotate around a rotation axis fixed at a position; a fixing roller configured to apply a pressure to said receiving roller so that a fixing nip area is formed between said fixing roller and said receiving roller, said fixing roller having an elastic layer; a heat source provided within said fixing roller and adapted to apply heat to a recording sheet carrying an image on a surface thereof; and a driving source configured to rotate at least one of said fixing roller and said receiving roller, wherein the recording sheet is conveyed to said fixing nip area in an orientation in which the surface carrying the image faces said fixing roller and another surface of the recording sheet carrying no image faces said receiving roller, wherein said receiving roller comprises a hard-metal core and a high-release elastic layer covering said hard-metal core, and wherein said high-release elastic layer has a thickness of at most 200 μm.