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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Furuyama, Odawara Kanagawa, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a circulating member, a pressure member, a pad material, a heater, a reflector, and a heat conductor. The circulating member includes an annular peripheral wall that is circularly movable. The pressure member is arranged to face an outer peripheral surface of the circulating member and forms a nip with the circulating member. The pad material abuts on an inner peripheral surface of the circulating member at a nip portion of the circulating member. The heater is arranged inside the circulating member and heats the circulating member. The reflector is inside the circulating member and reflects radiant heat of the heater to the circulating member. The heat conductor connects an area covering a pressed portion of the pad material against the circulating member. The reflector is formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the pad material.