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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kei Ishida, Inuyama, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A fuser includes a rotatable heating member, a heater with a first surface and a second surface, a rotatable pressing member, a heat-conductive member, and a holder with a first holder surface and a second holder surface. In a conveying direction, a dimension of the heat-conductive member is greater than a dimension of the heater. The first holder surface supports the second surface of the heater. The second holder surface is located at least either upstream or downstream of the first holder surface in the conveying direction. The second holder surface faces the heat-conductive member and is located closer than the first holder surface to the heat-conductive member in a thickness direction of the heater. The first holder surface and the second holder surface are connected by a gap surface. A thickness of the heater is greater than a length of the gap surface in the thickness direction.