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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a heating unit configured to heat a sheet, and a counter roller facing the heating unit and forming a fixing nip together with the heating unit. The counter roller includes a roller portion including an elastic layer. When a side on which a predetermined position is positioned with respect to a central portion of the roller portion in a width direction is defined as a first side, and a side opposite to the first side is defined as a second side, the roller portion has a first end portion which is an end portion on the first side in the width direction, and a second end portion which is an end portion on the second side in the width direction. A thickness of the elastic layer at the second end portion is smaller than a thickness of the elastic layer at the first end portion.
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