| 摘要 |
The present invention is intended to save warm-up time of a toner image fixing device for fixing a toner image by heating and reduce manufacturing cost of the device. Elastically-deformable heat-resistant belt is made in form of a cylinder of nickel which accommodates therein a heater lamp and a reflecting plate for concentrically transferring radiant heat from the heater lamp onto a contacting portion of the cylinder-like belt with a recording paper carrying a toner image. When the recording paper is transported along a guiding plate , the driving roller rotates the heat-resistant belt in contact with the recording paper. At this time, the rotating belt and the guide plate are pressed against each other, thereby the belt is elastically deformed in radial direction. The recording paper is transported being pressed by the belt and, thereby, the toner image is fixed onto the recording paper by heat.
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