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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2010
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Takagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Takagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a transfer-fixing device for transferring and fixing a toner image on a transfer-fixing side of a recording medium, a transfer-fixing member carries the toner image. A pressing member presses against the transfer-fixing member to form a nip between the transfer-fixing member and the pressing member through which the recording medium passes. A heat transmission member is provided upstream from the nip in a recording medium conveyance direction to heat the transfer-fixing side of the recording medium while guiding the recording medium to the nip. A heating member is connected to the heat transmission member to heat the heat transmission member. A biasing member biases the recording medium guided by the heat transmission member against the heat transmission member.