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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A nip forming device includes an endless belt that is flexible and rotates. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite an inner circumferential face of the endless belt. A pressure rotator rotates and presses against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a nip between the endless belt and the pressure rotator, through which a conveyed object is conveyed. A housing supports the pressure rotator. A separator is disposed downstream from the nip in a conveyance direction in which the conveyed object is conveyed. The separator separates the conveyed object from the endless belt. The separator moves toward and away from the endless belt. A restrictor restricts motion of the separator that moves toward the endless belt. The restrictor is mounted on the housing.