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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Ogawahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2057 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a first roller on which an elastic layer is formed; and a second roller that forms a clamping portion at which a recording medium is clamped between the first roller and the second roller, a groove extending in an axial direction being formed in an outer peripheral surface of the second roller, and the second roller not including an elastic layer.