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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yuzuru Nanjo, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressing member, a pushing member and a cap. The fixing belt is endless and rotatable. The pressing member is configured to form a pressing area with the fixing belt. The pushing member is configured to come into contact with an inner circumferential face of the fixing belt via a lubricant and to push the fixing belt to the pressing member at the pressing area. The cap is configured to be attached to an end portion of the fixing belt through an elastic member. The cap has a contact part with which an end face of the fixing belt comes into contact. The contact part has a groove configured to store the lubricant leaked from the fixing belt. The groove is formed such that a width is varied along a radial direction of the cap.