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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Yuzuru Nanjo, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yuzuru Nanjo, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing device includes an induction coil, a heating rotary belt including a heat generating layer thinner than a magnetic-field penetration depth, a pressure receiving member, a pressing rotator, a magnetic core section, and a movable guiding section. The movable guiding section is a substantially cylindrical frame body being in contact with the inner surface of the heating rotary belt, includes one or more blocking sections, and is rotatable so as to be able to be positioned in a first blocking position and a first non-blocking position.