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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Shuntaroh Iwami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuntaroh Iwami, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a rotation direction and forming a loop, a nip formation pad inside the loop, a pressure rotator pressed against the nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip, a sliding sheet between the nip formation pad and the fixing rotator, and a holder. The sliding sheet covers the nip formation pad and has a nip entrance at an upstream end of the fixing nip in the rotation direction and a face contacting the fixing rotator. The holder holds an upstream end portion of the sliding sheet upstream from the nip formation pad in the rotation direction and includes a holding plate disposed on the face and separated from the nip entrance by 5 mm or more.