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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kosuke Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuro Kodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki 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 15/2053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a holding part that extends in a width direction of a recording medium being transported and that holds the recording medium; a pair of circulating parts that are attached to both ends of the holding part and that circulate to transport the recording medium; and a heating member that heats the recording medium in a non-contact manner and that is located in a space between the pair of circulating parts in the width direction.