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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuro Kodera, Ebina, JP;
Kosuke Yamada, Ebina, JP;
Masato Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Yoshiki Shimodaira, Ebina, JP;
Takayuki Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a non-contact heating unit configured to heat a recording medium being transported on a transport path in a non-contact manner; a facing member that is disposed along the transport path at a position facing the non-contact heating unit and that is configured to move with respect to the recording medium; and a tension unit configured to tension a facing member in a direction along the transport path.