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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Matsuo, Okazaki, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixation apparatus includes a fixation belt, an opposing rotating body, and a nip forming member. A nip most upstream portion corresponding to a most upstream portion of a fixation nip portion in a direction of transportation of a recording medium is defined in the nip forming member. The nip forming member includes a curved nip upstream portion which is provided at the nip most upstream portion and projects with respect to the opposing rotating body. The nip upstream portion is shaped to produce a speed difference between a side of a toner image where the toner image and the fixation belt are in contact with each other in a thickness direction of the recording medium and a side of the toner image where the toner image and the recording medium are in contact with each other in the thickness direction.