公开(公告)号：US09772590B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15109749

申请日：2014-12-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jun-tae Kim ,  Seung-jun Lee ,  Dong-woo Lee ,  Dong-jin Seol ,  Soo-hwan Bae ,  Bong-hee Lee

IPC: G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2025

Abstract: A belt type fixing apparatus comprises: a fixing roller; a fixing belt which is installed to be opposite to the fixing roller;a nip forming member which is installed inside the fixing belt and supports the fixing belt so that the fixing belt can contact the fixing roller to form a fixing nip; a pair of sliding members which are installed to support both ends of the fixing belt and are rotated by the fixing belt; a pair of flange members which rotatably support the pair of sliding members; and a heat source which is installed inside the fixing belt and generates heat, wherein the rotation center of the pair of sliding members is located upstream in the transportation direction of printed matter compared to the rotation center of the fixing roller.