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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Applicants:
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel heating device includes a heating member configured to heat a sheet on an opposite face opposite a liquid applied face. The heating member has a curved portion along which the sheet is conveyed and warped so that the liquid applied face has a concave shape.