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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Takayuki Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heating device () includes a heater (), a holder (), a device frame (), a primary positioner (A), a secondary positioner (B), and a tertiary positioner (C). The heater includes a heat generator (). The holder holds the heater. The device frame is configured to support the holder. The primary positioner is configured to position the heater and the holder in a longitudinal direction of the heater. The secondary positioner is configured to position the holder and the device frame in the longitudinal direction of the heater. The tertiary positioner is configured to position the device frame and a body of an image forming apparatus in the longitudinal direction of the heater. The primary positioner and one of the secondary positioner and the tertiary positioner are disposed on an identical side defined by a center of the heat generator in the longitudinal direction of the heater.