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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Osamu Kiuchi, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a heat roller rotatably supported by a bearing, a pressure roller, a heater for heating the heat roller, a thermal fuse connected to a power circuit to supply electricity to the heater and disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of the heat roller while keeping an insulation distance between the heat roller and the thermal fuse based on a safety standard, and a thermostable stopper which keeps the insulation distance between the heat roller and the fuse to a specific distance based on safety standards even if the bearing melts.