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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Hp Printing Korea Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sun-hyung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-woo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-su Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sea-chul Bae, Seoul, KR;
Gil-jae You, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-hoon Han, Suwon-si, KR;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A fusing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a fusing belt which rotates, a bushing guiding the fusing belt, a ring member rotatably coupled to the bushing and in contact with the fusing belt so as to rotate together with the fusing belt, and a sliding guide member, provided between the ring member and the sidewall of the bushing and at least partially disposed above a central axis of the fusing belt. The sliding guide member slidably supports the ring member and protrudes from the sidewall of the bushing such that a continuous gap is provided from a bottom of the sliding guide member to a bottom of the sidewall of the bushing.