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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Jun Yura, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Yasutomi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kosugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Ichiro Kadota, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Yura, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Yasutomi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kosugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Ichiro Kadota, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for image fixing are disclosed. A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressure member, a heater, and a pressure controller. The fixing member and the pressure member face with each other to form a nip. The heater heats a surface of the fixing member when the fixing member rotates. The pressure controller changes a pressure generated at the nip, according to an operation of the fixing device.