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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Osamu Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masateru Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masateru Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a transport member that transports a recording medium in a first direction, the recording medium having on one side thereof an image formed of an image forming material that is to be fixed by absorbing light; a first chip that has a first light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally; and a second chip that has a second light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally. A gap between the first light-emitting area and the second light-emitting area extends at an angle with respect to the first direction, and a portion of the first light-emitting area and a portion of the second light-emitting area overlap each other in the first direction.