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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a rotator that rotates and a fixing device cover. The fixing device cover includes an interior face that is disposed opposite the rotator, a first aperture that is disposed opposite the rotator, and a recess that surrounds the first aperture and extends in a gravity direction. A frame is interposed between the interior face of the fixing device cover and the rotator. The frame includes a second aperture that is disposed opposite the rotator and the first aperture. A rib is mounted on the frame and extends from the second aperture toward the interior face of the fixing device cover.