Invention Application
- Patent Title: FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE FIXING DEVICE
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Application No.: US15634652Application Date: 2017-06-27
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Publication No.: US20170293245A1Publication Date: 2017-10-12
- Inventor: Teppei Kawata , Masahiko Satoh , Kenji Ishii , Masaaki Yoshikawa , Hiroshi Yoshinaga , Takeshi Uchitani , Tadashi Ogawa , Hiromasa Takagi , Naoki Iwaya , Takuya Seshita , Takahiro Imada , Hajime Gotoh , Takamasa Hase , Kazuya Saito , Toshihiko Shimokawa , Shuutaroh Yuasa , Arinobu Yoshiura , Kensuke Yamaji , Akira Suzuki
- Applicant: Teppei Kawata , Masahiko Satoh , Kenji Ishii , Masaaki Yoshikawa , Hiroshi Yoshinaga , Takeshi Uchitani , Tadashi Ogawa , Hiromasa Takagi , Naoki Iwaya , Takuya Seshita , Takahiro Imada , Hajime Gotoh , Takamasa Hase , Kazuya Saito , Toshihiko Shimokawa , Shuutaroh Yuasa , Arinobu Yoshiura , Kensuke Yamaji , Akira Suzuki
- Priority: JP2012-005184 20120113
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20
Abstract:
A fixing device for fixing an image on a recording medium includes an endless fixing rotary member which is formed into a loop and comes into contact with the image on the recording medium, an opposed rotary member which is in contact with the fixing rotary member, a nip forming member provided inside the loop of the fixing rotary member to be in contact with the opposed rotary member via the fixing rotary member to form a nip portion to which the recording medium is fed in a feeding direction, a support member which supports the nip forming member, and a heating source which heats the fixing rotary member. The nip forming member includes a downstream portion extending downstream in the feeding direction from a center of the nip portion and an upstream portion extending upstream in the feeding direction from the center and longer than the downstream portion.
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