Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Image forming method and apparatus for fixing an image
An image forming apparatus, includes an image forming mechanism configured to form an image, and a fixing unit configured to fix a toner image formed on a recording medium. The fixing unit includes a fixing device having a first endless moving member configured to rotate, and a second endless moving member configured to rotate to form a nip area together with the first endless moving member to fix, at the nip area, a toner image disposed on the recording medium onto the recording medium with heat and pressure, the second endless moving member including a surface layer having a universal hardness HU and a maximum nip surface pressure P each within a predetermined range.
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
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G03G
inventional
Hiroyuki Toshihiko Shigeo Atsushi Takashi Yukimichi Hisashi Katsuhiro
Kunii Baba Kurotaka Nakafuji Fujita Someya Kikuchi Echigo