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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Ikebuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a belt that rotates in a rotation direction and a heater that heats the belt. A conductive member contacts an inner face of the belt and pivots. The conductive member includes one end portion in the rotation direction of the belt, a contact portion that contacts the belt, and an outboard portion that is disposed outboard from the contact portion in the rotation direction of the belt. A holding portion holds the one end portion of the conductive member. A pivot restrictor contacts the outboard portion of the conductive member. The pivot restrictor restricts pivoting of the conductive member about the one end portion of the conductive member.