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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Applicants:
Shigeo Nanno, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shigeo Nanno, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2085 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2067 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device is removably installed inside an apparatus body including an apparatus guide. The fixing device includes a convex guide guided along the apparatus guide and a heater to heat a recording medium to fix a toner image on the recording medium. The heater includes a lateral end in a longitudinal direction of the heater. The lateral end is disposed inside the convex guide.