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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heater includes a base layer, a heat generator mounted on the base layer, and a slide layer mounted on the base layer. A sliding face of a counterpart slides over the slide layer. The slide layer is made of a material containing fluorine and includes a slide face that contacts the sliding face of the counterpart. The slide face of the slide layer has a surface roughness that is greater than a surface roughness of the sliding face of the counterpart.