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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Takayuki Horie, Hachioji, JP;
Takayuki Horie, Hachioji, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device may include a fixing roller, an endless fixing belt, a pressing member forming a first nip portion between the fixing roller and the fixing belt, and a separating member forming a second nip portion between the fixing roller and the fixing belt. The first nip portion and the second nip portion may satisfy the formulas PP, and μ, wherein Prepresents a total load to the fixing roller applied by the pressing member at the first nip portion, Prepresents a total load to the fixing roller applied by the separating member at the second nip portion, μrepresents a frictional coefficient between the fixing belt and the sliding surface of the pressing member, and μrepresents a frictional coefficient between the fixing belt and the sliding surface of the separating member.