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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamazoe, Osaka, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Osamu Saito, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuya Etoh, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamazoe, Osaka, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Osamu Saito, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuya Etoh, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a pair of first frames that support an axis of each of a fixing roller and a pressing roller and a pair of second frames arranged in parallel to an axial direction of the fixing roller to connect the first frames to each other. The second frames include cover portions that cover an upper peripheral surface and a lower peripheral surface of the rollers. A coupling member couples the cover portions to each other and has a bridge structure between the cover portions.