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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressure member, and a damage detecting unit. The fixing member includes a heat-insulating elastic layer, to which a conductive thin-film layer is provided. The pressure member presses against the fixing member to form a fixing nip. The damage detecting unit detects the electric resistance of the thin-film layer. The damage detecting unit detects a change in the electric resistance of the thin-film layer, thereby detecting damage to the fixing member. Depending on the extent of the damage, the condition of conveyance of a recording medium to the fixing nip is changed.
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