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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ryota Saeki, Sunto, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC 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 15/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing belt formed of a tubular film, a heater configured to heat the fixing belt and including an insulating layer, a roller positioned such that the fixing belt extends between the roller the heater, and a heat conductor in contact with the heater. The heater is positioned such that the insulating layer of the heater extends between the fixing belt and the heat conductor to prevent the heat conductor from contacting the tubular film.