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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Hisashi Kikuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Yokohama, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiro Echigo, Asaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kunii, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Kurotaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsushi Nakafuji, Ohta-ku, JP;
Hisashi Kikuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Yokohama, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiro Echigo, Asaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kunii, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Kurotaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsushi Nakafuji, Ohta-ku, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device containing at least one fixing member configured to fix a toner image on a transfer material, which includes a first substrate and a pressing member configured to form a nip with the at least one fixing member, which includes a second substrate, and a heater. At least one of the at least one fixing member and the pressing member further contains a heat insulating layer overlying the first or second substrate.