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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Fuyuko Koyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a fixing device, when a nip portion forming member moves from a first position at time of fixing a toner image to a second position that is shifted from the first position in a first direction, a restriction unit is configured to restrict movement of a guide member in the first direction to change a relative position in the first direction between an inner surface of a film and an area of a nip portion forming member, the area facing the inner surface.