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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a belt forming a loop, a roller supporting an inner face of the belt, a pad, a slider, and a pressure rotator. The pad is inside the loop of the belt to press the inner face of the belt outward the belt. The slider is disposed between the belt and the pad to reduce friction between the belt and the pad. The pressure rotator presses the pad via the belt and the slider to form a fixing nip in which the belt and a recording medium are nipped between the pressure rotator and the slider to convey the belt and a recording medium in a conveyance direction. The pad has a recessed portion upstream from the fixing nip in the conveyance direction and extends in a longitudinal direction of the pad orthogonal to the conveyance direction.