BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more complete appreciation of the disclosure and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a related-art fixer employing an induction heating method;
FIG. 2 is an illustration of edges of a fixing roller and a pressing roller in the fixer of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a graph showing a relation between eddy-current load and heating value;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a cross-section of an exemplary embodiment of an image forming apparatus;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a cross-section of an exemplary embodiment of a fixer included in the image forming apparatus of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6A illustrates a layer structure of a holder of a fixing roller included in the fixer of FIG. 5;
FIG. 6B illustrates an example layer structure of a fixing rotator included in the fixer of FIG. 5;
FIG. 6C illustrates another example layer structure of the fixing rotator included in the fixer of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is an illustration of edges of the fixing roller and a pressing roller in the fixer of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is illustration of a fixer according to another exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 9 is an illustration of edges of a holder, a fixing rotator, and a pressing roller included in the fixer of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is an illustration of a fixer according to another exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 11 is an illustration of edges of a holder, a fixing rotator, and a pressing roller in the fixer of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 illustrates a state in which the edge of the fixing rotator hits the sidewall and is broken in the fixer of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is a partial illustration of a fixer according to another exemplary embodiment.
Patent Application
20070212089
