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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Koyama, Toyoake, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a first heater including a first glass tube, a first heating body, and a first lead portion; a second heater including a second glass tube, a second heating body, and a second lead portion; a frame including first and second fixing surfaces; and a first terminal member including a first connection portion and a first fixed portion; and a second terminal member including a second connection portion and a second fixed portion. The first and second heaters are elongated in an elongated direction and arrayed in a first array direction. The first and second lead portions are fixed to the first and second connection portions, respectively. The first and second fixed portions are fixed to the first and second fixing surfaces, respectively, and arrayed in a second array direction. The first array direction is inclined relative to the second array direction when viewed in the elongated direction.