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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Applicants:
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2042 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a heater, a temperature responsive element, and a fastener. The pressure rotator presses the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The heater heats the fixing rotator. The temperature responsive element is exposed outside the fixing device and fixed to the fastener. The fastener is exposed outside the fixing device.