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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kota Shiodera, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kota Shiodera, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heating device includes a rotator, a heater heating the rotator, a rotator holder holding a longitudinal end of the inner peripheral surface of the rotator, and lubricant applied to the rotator holder. The rotator holder includes a holding portion contacting the end of the inner peripheral surface, a flange portion contacting a longitudinal end of the rotator and extending outward in a radial direction of a loop of the rotator, and an inclined surface. The inclined surface is inclined in a direction away from an inner peripheral surface of the rotator from the holding portion toward the flange portion.