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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daigo Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuharu Toratani, Chiba, JP;
Akiyoshi Shinagawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Miyamoto, Saitama, JP;
Ayano Ogata, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroki Kawai, Chiba, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Chiba, JP;
Asuna Fukamachi, Chiba, JP;
Misa Kawashima, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the belt, and a sliding member inside of the belt. The sliding member forms a nip portion by nipping and feeding the belt between itself and the rotatable pressing member and slides on an inner circumferential surface of the belt. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds the recording material in the nip portion in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a substrate extending in a widthwise direction of the belt, and the substrate is made of metal and includes a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member.