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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Mikio Saiki, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhide Saito, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Nakaoka, Saitama, JP;
Mikio Saiki, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhide Saito, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Nakaoka, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A releasing device includes: a releasing unit that is made of a resin and disposed on a downstream side in a conveying direction of a recording medium from a fixing portion of a fixing unit which fixes a toner image on the recording medium, the releasing unit releasing the recording medium from the fixing unit; a supporting unit that supports the releasing unit on a supporting face and maintains the releasing unit and the fixing unit in a non-contact state; a screw that is advanced in a direction along the supporting face to secure the releasing unit; and a protruding portion provided between the releasing unit and the supporting unit and disposed at a position in a range extending from a first region between the screw and the supporting face to a second region shifted from the first region in a tightening direction side of the screw.