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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2024
Keitaro Shoji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Ishigaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Keitaro Shoji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Ishigaya, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heating device includes a rotator, a heater including a base and a heat generator that forms a heat generation region, and a thermal conductor. The base, the heat generation region, the thermal conductor, and a maximum sheet passing region shorter than the heat generation region each extend from one end to another end in the longitudinal direction. A protrusion amount between the heat generation region and the base regarding the one end is shorter than that between them regarding another end. The following expressions are satisfied.
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