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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Handa, Inazawa, JP;
Tomonori Watanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Shuhei Fukue, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuna Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Tatsuo Ogasawara, Kasugai, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A device includes a rotator having a rotation axis, a belt, a nip forming member surrounded by the belt, a first stay surrounded by the belt and extending in a width direction parallel to the rotation axis, a holder holding the nip forming member, and an urging member urging the first stay toward the rotator. The nip forming member is configured to, with the rotator, pinch the belt to form a nip. The first stay includes a first end and a second end. The holder includes a first engaging portion positioned at a first end of the holder, and a second engaging portion positioned at a second end of the holder. The first engaging portion engages the first end of the first stay. The second engaging portion engages the second end of the first stay.