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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Naohiko Hanyu, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Katayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Mikihiko Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a heating section; and a press section which presses the heating section and thereby forms a fixing nip section, wherein at least one of the heating section and the press section comprises, an endless fixing belt; a press member which presses the fixing belt to the fixing nip; and a sliding sheet covering the press member, wherein the sliding sheet is wider than the fixing belt; projections are provided at a first area which is inside of an end part of the press member of a surface of the sliding sheet in the width direction; and projections lower than the projections provided at the first area are provided at a second area which is near the end of the fixing belt of the surface of the sliding sheet, or projections are not provided at all at the second area.