Fuser using endless belt and image forming apparatus

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PATENT NO RE48099
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15829494

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According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a heat roller, an endless belt, a first press roller and a second press roller. The heat roller rotates and contacts a toner surface side of a sheet, and heats the sheet. The endless belt contacts a part of an outer peripheral surface of the heat roller. The first press roller contacts a part of an inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, and is provided at an insertion part of the sheet in a nip portion where the heat roller contacts the endless belt. The second press roller contacts a part of the inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, is provided at an exit part of the sheet in the nip portion, and has a lower rotational resistance than the first press roller.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAKANAGAWA KANAGAWA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kinouchi, Satoshi Tokyo, JP 192 1986
Saeki, Ryota Shizuoka, JP 63 119
Shimmura, Shoko Kanagawa, JP 53 239
Sone, Toshihiro Kanagawa, JP 155 944
Takahashi, Kazutoshi Shizuoka, JP 91 943

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