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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Jun Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigehito Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigehito Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a fixing member to be used in a pressured state, the fixing member including: a base member that is rotated; a resilient layer that is formed on an outer periphery of the base member; and a surface layer that is formed on an outer periphery of the resilient layer, wherein an axial direction end face of the resilient layer includes an inclined portion that is inclined such that an axial direction length thereof is longer at the base member side than at the surface layer side, and that is exposed in the axial direction.