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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Akihiro Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Naoyuki Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Syoukou Gon, Hyogo, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corportation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fixing deviceincludes a fixing belt, a heat source, a support member, a pressure roller, and a reinforcing member. The fixing belthas a metal sleeve. The heat sourceis provided within the fixing beltThe support memberhas a contact surfacethat is in sliding contact with the inside surface of the fixing belt. The pressure rollerforms a nip with the bottom surfacebetween which the fixing beltis sandwiched and pressed. The pressure rollerdrives the fixing beltto rotate. The reinforcing memberhas a surface contacting the support memberon which a plurality of irregularities is formed. The reinforcing memberis positioned on a side opposite the support member to the bottom surface, and receives a pressure force applied by the pressure roller