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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2008
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamazoe, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Saito, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuya Etoh, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamazoe, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Saito, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuya Etoh, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a pair of fixing members opposing each other and a pressing lever that is rotatable around a shaft. The pressing lever can be moved either to a pressing position in which one of the fixing members is pressed against the other fixing member, or to a pressure releasing position in which the one of the fixing member is separated from the other fixing member. When the pressing lever moves between the pressing position and the pressure releasing position, a first control unit located near an end of the pressing lever controls displacement of the end.