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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Masami Okamoto, Yamato, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Suno, Mito, JP;
Kenji Nozawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Naoto Suzuki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Sonohara, Hitachi, JP;
Syoichi Kaneko, Ishioka, JP;
Keisuke Kubota, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takashi Kagami, Mito, JP;
Hiroyuki Shimada, Zama, JP;
Masami Okamoto, Yamato, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Suno, Mito, JP;
Kenji Nozawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Naoto Suzuki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Sonohara, Hitachi, JP;
Syoichi Kaneko, Ishioka, JP;
Keisuke Kubota, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takashi Kagami, Mito, JP;
Hiroyuki Shimada, Zama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a rotatable first nip formation member, a rotatable second nip formation member, and an oil applier. The second nip formation member is provided under the first nip formation member to contact the first nip formation member. The oil applier includes an oil pan, an oil receiver, and an oil filter. The oil pan is provided under the second nip formation member to contain oil in which the second nip formation member is dipped. The oil receiver holds the oil pan. The oil filter is provided between the oil pan and the oil receiver to filter oil overflowing the oil pan.