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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Sun-hyung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-woo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-su Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sea-chul Bae, Seoul, KR;
Gil-jae You, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-hoon Han, Suwon-si, KR;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A fusing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a fusing belt having a sidewall that faces the fusing bel, a guide member, disposed on the sidewall and having a lower portion disposed above a lower portion of the bushing, and a ring member, disposed between the guide member and the fusing belt. The ring member can be deflected toward the sidewall in a gap which is provided below the lower portion of the guide member and between the ring member and the sidewall.