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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Shuntaroh Iwami, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Ogino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuto Shibuya, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a belt, a pad, a pressure rotator, a lubricant supplier, and a collector. The belt forms a loop. The pad is inside the loop of the belt and contacts the belt. The pressure rotator presses the belt against the pad to form a fixing nip between the belt and the pressure rotator. The lubricant supplier supplies lubricant to an inner face of the belt. The collector collects the lubricant. The collector has a first end and a second end. The first end contacts an inner face of one end of the belt in a width direction of the belt. The second end contacts the inner face of another end of the belt opposite to the one end in the width direction.