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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Izumiya, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Shirakuma, Tokyo, JP;
Keigo Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Mine, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokatsu Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a first fixing section, a second fixing section, the first fixing section and the second fixing section forming a fixing nip therebetween, a nip width adjusting section capable of adjusting a nip width of the fixing nip, a rotation speed detecting section that detects a rotation speed of the second fixing section, and a hardware processor that controls the nip width adjusting section to make the nip width equal to a predetermined reference nip width.
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