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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Kuniya Matsuura, Toyohashi, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Shigeru Tashiro, Toyokawa, JP;
Noboru Oomoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Masayuki Satou, Toyohashi, JP;
Kuniya Matsuura, Toyohashi, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Shigeru Tashiro, Toyokawa, JP;
Noboru Oomoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Masayuki Satou, Toyohashi, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device fixes a toner image on a recording medium. In the fixing device, a heating unit heats a recording medium. A pressing unit presses a recording medium in pressure contact with the heating unit. The heating unit and the pressing unit are accommodated in a casing. A heat reflecting unit is provided between the heating unit and the casing. An intermediate member is provided between the heating unit and the heat reflecting unit.