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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Tokyo, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a pressure plate, a pressing force adjuster, an entrance guide, an exit guide, and a guide. The pressure rotator presses the fixing rotator to form a nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The pressure plate rotates about a fulcrum to press the pressure rotator. The pressing force adjuster adjusts a pressing force of the pressure rotator. The entrance guide guides a recording medium entering the nip. The exit guide guides the recording medium ejected from the nip. The guide guides the pressure rotator in a direction inclined from a line connecting a rotation center of the fixing rotator and a rotation center of the pressure rotator toward downstream in a conveyance direction of the recording medium.