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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Yasushi Fujiwara, Nagoya, JP;
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Yasushi Fujiwara, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A pressure roller support member that rotatably supports a pressure roller is supported to a fixing unit case so as to be capable of swaying. A spacer member is supported to the pressure roller support member so as to be capable of swaying. A spacer section is formed at an end of the spacer member. When the spacer member sways, the spacer section moves between a first position where the spacer section is clamped between the fixing unit case and the pressure roller support member and a second position where the clamp between the fixing unit case and the pressure roller support member is released.