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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Kurimoto, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Kadowaki, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A transport roller pair including: a first-side roller provided with a plurality of roller portions spaced apart in a rotation axial line direction; a fixing device; and an image forming device is provided. The first-side roller includes roller portions. The transport roller pair further includes a second-side roller including a plurality of contact areas and a plurality of non-contact areas as areas other than the plurality of contact areas. At least the contact areas are covered with a release layer, and an outer diameter of each of the plurality of non-contact areas is smaller than an outer diameter of each of the plurality of contact areas. The second-side roller includes a shaft member integrally formed to have a stepped shape.