| US 7,587,161 B2 | ||
| Fixer and image forming apparatus | ||
| Hiroshi Yamada, Numazu (Japan); Junichi Awamura, Numazu (Japan); Tomomi Suzuki, Numazu (Japan); Hiroto Higuchi, Machida (Japan); Naohito Shimota, Numazu (Japan); Masami Tomita, Numazu (Japan); Fumihiro Sasaki, Fuji (Japan); and Toshiki Nanya, Mishima (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 02, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/194,589. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-226198 (JP), filed on Aug. 02, 2004; application No. 2004-271385 (JP), filed on Sep. 17, 2004; application No. 2004-272161 (JP), filed on Sep. 17, 2004; and application No. 2004-272595 (JP), filed on Sep. 17, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0024097 A1, Feb. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—327 [399/328; 399/329] | 31 Claims |
| 1. A fixer fixing a toner comprising a binder resin and a colorant on a recording medium upon application of at least one
of heat and pressure, comprising:
a fixing member configured to fix the toner on the recording medium;
a pressurizing member configured to pressurize the toner thereon;
a cleaning member configured to collect the toner from the fixing member or the pressurizing member onto the cleaning member;
and
a feeder configured to feed a reactive material to the cleaning member, wherein the reactive material is a material that reacts
with the toner to increase the storage modulus of the toner on the cleaning member, wherein the reactive material is a metallic
compound,
wherein a storage modulus of the toner collected on the cleaning member is larger than a storage modulus thereof before fixed.
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