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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Atsushi Ashikagaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Sakurai, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeaki Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ashikagaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Sakurai, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeaki Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a hollow pressure rotator, a heater, a holder, and a bearing. The pressure rotator is configured to contact the fixing rotator. The heater is disposed inside the pressure rotator. The holder is configured to hold the pressure rotator and the heater. The bearing is configured to rotatably support the pressure rotator. The holder includes a curved face contact portion having a curved face conforming to an outer circumferential surface of the bearing to contact the bearing. The bearing includes a flange. The flange is configured to divide the bearing into an inboard area and an outboard area in an axial direction of the pressure rotator. The inboard area and the outboard area are asymmetrical.