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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Takahiro Imada, Yokohama, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Zama, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Komae, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Sagamihara, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Ishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Yokohama, JP;
Masanao Ehara, Zama, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Komae, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Sagamihara, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Ishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An elastic layer is provided on a surface of one of a metal core and a substrate. A fixing member and a pressure member press into each other and collectively create a nip therebetween. A toner image is conveyed and fixed when passing through the nip. A thickness of the elastic layer is different in at least two widthwise regions by the same amount from the other region. A pair of edges of a prescribed size of the transfer sheet pass through these two widthwise regions, respectively.