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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Masami Maruko, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Masami Maruko, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a fixing member which fixes a toner image on a sheet; a plurality of sliding contact members which sliding contact a surface of the fixing member in which roughness of sliding surfaces of the plurality of sliding contact members is different from each other; a counter which accumulates a count value based on the number of fixing operations to determine a contact period of time of the plurality of sliding contact members to be brought into contact with the fixing member; and a controller which controls the plurality of sliding contact members to be brought into contact with the fixing member based on the accumulated count value of the counter.