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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Yuuki Kikushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Kikushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a cooling assembly, and an air regulation plate. The cooling assembly blows air onto an outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator to cool the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator. The air regulation plate is disposed opposing the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator with a clearance between the air regulation plate and the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator, to regulate a flow direction or amount of one of air to be blown onto the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator and air having been blown onto the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator. The air regulation plate has a leading end opposing the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator. The leading end has a shape following the outer circumferential face of the pressure rotator.