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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2016
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nagafuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohichi Utsunomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Miyagi, JP;
Motoyoshi Yamano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nagafuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohichi Utsunomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Miyagi, JP;
Motoyoshi Yamano, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator to fix an image on a recording medium, a pressure rotator to press against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator, a nip formation pad disposed inside the fixing rotator and opposite the pressure rotator to form an area of contact between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator, and a slide member disposed between the fixing rotator and the nip formation pad and applied with lubricant to slide the fixing rotator in a sliding direction. The slide member includes first strands disposed parallel to the sliding direction and second strands disposed perpendicular to the sliding direction and interwoven with the first strands. The first strands are woven over the second strands longer than the second strands woven over the first strands.