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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Izumiya, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Shirakuma, Tokyo, JP;
Keigo Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Mine, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokatsu Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01);
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.