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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Rina Kikugawa, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressure roller, a reserving portion, and a heater. The pressure roller is provided in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The reserving portion is provided inside the fixing belt and configured to reserve a lubricant. The heater is provided between the reserving portion and the fixing belt in such a way as to be pressed against the fixing belt, wherein a moving path is formed in the heater such that the lubricant moves from the reserving portion toward the pressure roller in the moving path.