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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuichi Ikeno, Maibara, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fuser, having a heater in a form of a planar plate and a holder supporting the heater, is provided. The heater has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. The holder has a supporting base supporting the first face of the heater, a side wall protruding from the supporting base, a first contact portion, and a second contact portion. The first contact portion is located in an end area on one side in a lengthwise direction of the holder. The first contact portion protrudes from the side wall and contacts the second face of the heater. The second contact portion is located apart from the first contact portion in the lengthwise direction in an end area on the other side of the holder in the lengthwise direction. The second contact portion protrudes from the side wall and contacts the second face of the heater.