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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;
Shota Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;
Shota Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal fixer includes a first thermal fixing roller and a second thermal fixing roller. The first thermal fixing roller includes a first heater. The second thermal fixing roller is pressed to the first thermal fixing roller. The second thermal fixing roller includes a second heater and has a diameter, a rigidity, and a surface releasability substantially identical to the first thermal fixing roller.