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Patent No.:

US 11256200 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2021

Fixing device, heating device, and image forming device with a substrate covering member covering a relay substrate

Applicant:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;

Yoshio Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;

Yoshikuni Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;

Yasunori Ishigaya, Kanagawa, JP;

Takumi Waida, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Xsensus LLP

Primary Examiner:

William J Royer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fixing device is configured to be detachably attached to an image forming device main body. The fixing device includes a fixing member, a heating source, a pressing member, a conveyance guide member, an exterior member, a relay substrate, and a substrate covering member. The fixing member is configured to heat a toner image so as to fix the toner image on a recording medium. The heating source is configured to heat the fixing member. The pressing member is configured to press against the fixing member to form a nip part. The conveyance guide member is configured to guide the recording medium to the nip part. The exterior member houses at least the fixing member and the pressing member. The substrate covering member covers the relay substrate. The substrate covering member extends from and is integrated with the conveyance guide member.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Imada, Takahiro. (2022). Fixing device, heating device, and image forming device with a substrate covering member covering a relay substrate (U.S. Patent No. 11256200). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11256200

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