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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Tanaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Rikiya Takemasa, Chiba, JP;
Takuya Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Yasui, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Kuriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes an endless belt member, a rotary member, a nip portion forming member and a steering roller. The steering roller is disposed inside the belt member and configured to be swung to control a position of the belt member in a width direction of the belt member. The steering roller includes a lubricant impregnated portion impregnated with a lubricant and contacting an inner peripheral surface of the belt member.