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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2019
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Sun-hyung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-woo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-su Park, Suwons-i, 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 rotatable fusing belt, a bushing to guide the rotation of the fusing belt, a ring member provided between the bushing and the fusing belt, and a guide member, provided on an upper portion of a sidewall of the bushing that faces the fusing belt to support an upper portion of the ring member. A gap is provided between a lower portion of the guide member and a lower portion of the sidewall to allow deflection of a lower portion of the ring member toward the sidewall.