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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsunori Mitsuoka, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); G03G 15/2057 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device in an image forming apparatus includes a partition member providing a partition between a pressure roller and a housing. The partition member is disposed against the pressure roller along a rotation-axis direction X of the pressure roller. The partition member has a first side face against the pressure roller. The first side face is provided with a thermal insulation member thereon. The thermal insulation member is separated from the pressure roller by a prescribed distance.