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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2020
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Kawaguchi, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a fixing device used for fixing a toner image to a sheet in a printing process includes a rotatable heated body having an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface. A heater for heating the rotatable heated body has a length corresponding to the length of the heated body. A pressing member contacts the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a first position. A pressing roller presses against the outer facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a position corresponding to the pressing member. A lubricant holding member has a lubricating surface that contacts the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a second position. The lubricant holding member has a plurality of recesses in its lubricating surface. The recesses are spaced from each other along the length of the lubricant holding member.
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