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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuharu Kawarasaki, Tochigi, JP;
Kohichi Utsunomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuharu Kawarasaki, Tochigi, JP;
Kohichi Utsunomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device is provided that includes a fixing belt rotatable in a predetermined direction, a heater to heat the fixing belt, a pressure rotator in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt, a nip formation pad disposed inside a loop formed by the fixing belt and pressed against the pressure rotator via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip, and a pair of guides in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt at both ends of the fixing belt in a width direction thereof, to maintain a substantially cylindrical posture of the fixing belt. Each of the guides includes a guide portion in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt and a lubricant holder holding a lubricant that is disposed adjacent to the guide portion and not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt.