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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Shintaroh Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidehiko Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Bannai, Atsugi, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Chigasaki, JP;
Shintaroh Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidehiko Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Bannai, Atsugi, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Chigasaki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism for forming a toner image on a recording medium, and a fixing device for fixing the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing device including a fixing film, a pressure member, a contact member, a heating device, a holding member, and at least one of a low friction member and a thermal conductivity improving member provided between the fixing film and the contact member. The fixing film heated by the heating device via the contact member comes into contact with the recording medium. The pressure member comes into pressure contact with the fixing film. The contact member comes into pressure contact with the pressure member via the fixing film to form, between the fixing film and the pressure member, a nip portion through which the recording medium is passed. The holding member holds the contact member and the heating device.