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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Yasushi Kawahata, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yasushi Kawahata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing unit that fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium includes a rotation member, and a pressure belt module that is provided with a pressure belt, a pressure roller supporting the pressure belt and pressing the rotation member, and a belt-supporting roller supporting the pressure belt. The pressure roller includes a first roller that is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second roller that is disposed inside the first roller and formed into a crown shape, in which an axially central portion thereof is larger in outer diameter than both end portions thereof.