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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Yasuhiro Uehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Amano, Kanagawa, JP;
Chikara Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuji Katsuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Uehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Amano, Kanagawa, JP;
Chikara Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuji Katsuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); B21B 27/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/02 (2006.01); H05B 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elastic roll is used in a fixing device of an image forming apparatus. The elastic roll includes an elastic layer and a covering layer disposed on an outside of the elastic layer. The covering layer is made of a heat-resistant resin or a metal, which has higher rigidity than a material of the elastic layer.