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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Jun Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus includes a housing frame having an open front side in an insertion direction in which the fixing device is inserted into the image forming apparatus. The housing frame includes a support plate, as a back side of the housing frame in the insertion direction, and a pair of side plates extending in the insertion direction. The support plate includes an extension extending beyond one of the pair of side plates. The extension includes an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion of the image forming apparatus when the fixing device is mounted on the image forming apparatus.