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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Shunichi Oohara, Ushiku, JP;
Hiroyuki Seki, Hitachi, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Hitachi, JP;
Shigeru Obata, Ishioka, JP;
Chikara Hiraoka, Hitachi, JP;
Toru Hanashima, Hitachi, JP;
Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Shunichi Oohara, Ushiku, JP;
Hiroyuki Seki, Hitachi, JP;
Toshio Ogiso, Hitachi, JP;
Shigeru Obata, Ishioka, JP;
Chikara Hiraoka, Hitachi, JP;
Toru Hanashima, Hitachi, JP;
Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a first fixing part having a heater disposed therein, a second fixing part, disposed to oppose to the first fixing part, for pinching a recording medium to form a first nip portion, a pair of transfer rollers, disposed at a downstream side of the recording medium, for forming a second nip portion, a guide for biasing the recording medium discharged from the transfer rollers towards the first fixing part side from one of the transfers rollers, and means part for biasing the guide towards the recording medium side.