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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takuma Tadomi, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes an endless belt; a driving rotatable member cooperative with the endless belt to form a nip for fixing a toner image on a recording material and for driving the endless belt; an urging member provided inside the endless belt to urge the endless belt toward the driving rotatable member; and a rubbing rotatable member for rubbing an outer surface of the endless belt.