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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Aichi, JP;
Yoshihiro Miyauchi, Ama, JP;
Tomohiro Kondo, Aichi, JP;
Tsuneo Fujiwara, Itami, JP;
Etsuko Fujiwara, Itami, JP;
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Aichi, JP;
Yasushi Fujiwara, Itami, JP;
Yoshihiro Miyauchi, Ama, JP;
Tomohiro Kondo, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device for fixing a developing agent image to a sheet includes a tubular flexible member, a nip member, a backup member and a restricting member. The tubular flexible member has an inner peripheral surface defining an internal space having the nip member disposed therein and an outer peripheral surface opposite the inner peripheral surface, the tubular flexible member defining an axis extending in an axial direction. The backup member is configured to provide a nip region in cooperation with the nip member for nipping the tubular flexible member between the backup member and the nip member. The restricting member is configured to restrict the tubular flexible member from moving in the axial direction, the restricting member having a base section, and inner and outer guides protruding inward from the base section in the axial direction for guiding the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, respectively.