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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2023
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a first rotatable member; a second rotatable member disposed in contact with the first rotatable member; a pressing member that is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member and presses the inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member such that the second rotatable member is pressed against the first rotatable member; a sliding member interposed between the inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member and the pressing member; and a lubricant interposed between the inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member and the sliding member. The inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member contains a resin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an amido group, an imido group, a ketone group, and a sulfide group. A sliding surface of the sliding member contains a heat resistant thermoplastic resin other than a fluorocarbon resin and a resin having a siloxane group that is other than the heat resistant thermoplastic resin. The lubricant contains an oil having a siloxane group in a main chain.