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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Masahito Kajita, Nagoya, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Masahito Kajita, Nagoya, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing apparatus is described. This fixing apparatus may include a heating member, a pressure member opposed to the heating member, a first holding member holding the pressure member and an urging mechanism position-changeably supporting the pressure member through the first holding member and urging the pressure member toward the heating member through the first holding member. The first holding member is electrically connected with the urging mechanism. The first holding member and the urging mechanism are both formed of a conductive member, and the first holding member is grounded through the urging mechanism.