Patent ID: 6591082
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A printer comprising:an exposure device operable to generate a light beam corresponding to image information; a photosensitive body on which a latent image is formed based on the light beam delivered from said exposure device; a charger operable to charge said photosensitive body; a developer operable to convert the latent image formed on said photosensitive body into a visible image using toner particles; a belt on which the visible toner image is transferred; and a fixing device operable to fix the visible toner image onto a recording medium, said fixing device comprising: a heating roller comprising magnetic metal; a fixing roller disposed parallel to said heating roller; an endless belt bridging said heating roller and said fixing roller; a press roller pressed to said fixing roller via said endless belt and the recording medium; and a device operable to produce magnetic fields disposed adjacent to said heating roller, wherein said device heats both of said heating roller and said endless belt and a surface of said endless belt is coated with a resilient layer having a thickness of 100-300 &mgr;m.