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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Shinichi Hatakeyama, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuna Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device to be attached to an image forming apparatus includes a heater, a heating rotating body, a pressure rotating body, a frame, and a reinforcement plate. The heating rotating body is heated by the heater. The pressure rotating body forms a nip in combination with the heating rotating body. The frame is made of plastic and configured to support the heating rotating body and the pressure rotating body. The frame has a first end and a second end located apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the pressure rotating body. The frame includes a side wall located at the first end thereof. The reinforcement plate is made of metal and fixed to the side wall. The reinforcement plate includes a protrusion that protrudes in the longitudinal direction. The protrusion locates the fixing device in place with respect to the image forming apparatus.