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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes an endless, rotatable fixing belt, a pressure rotator, a nip formation pad, a support, and a vibration repressor. The pressure rotator presses an outer surface of the fixing belt. The nip formation pad is disposed at an inner side of the fixing belt, to abut on the pressure rotator with the fixing belt interposed between the nip formation pad and the pressure rotator to form a fixing nip. The support is disposed at the inner side of the fixing belt, to support the nip formation pad. The vibration repressor is disposed between the nip formation pad and the support, to repress vibration of the nip formation pad.