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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Satoshi Isahai, Saitama, JP;
Yasuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Ichiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Isahai, Saitama, JP;
Yasuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Ichiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a main body mounted on an image forming apparatus body; a fixing member that is included in the main body and that fixes an image to a recording medium; a pair of conveying rolls that is supported by the main body and that conveys the recording medium to which an image is fixed by the fixing member, the pair of conveying rolls comprising a driven roll and a driving roll disposed under the driven roll; and an exterior portion that is formed in the main body, disposed under the driving roll, forms an exterior face of the main body, and also forms an exterior face of the image forming apparatus body while the main body is mounted on the image forming apparatus body.