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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nishi-ku, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Tomohiro Kondo, Minami-ku, JP;
Hisashi Tsukawaki, Atsuta-ku, JP;
Seiji Hiramatsu, Showa-ku, JP;
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nishi-ku, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Tomohiro Kondo, Minami-ku, JP;
Hisashi Tsukawaki, Atsuta-ku, JP;
Seiji Hiramatsu, Showa-ku, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fuser unit, which heat-fixes a developer image on a recording sheet, the fuser unit including: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generation member; a nip member; a stay; a first frame; a second frame, and a wiring, wherein the first frame is provided with a pair of openings through which both axial end sides of the stay are exposed, wherein the second frame is configured to cover a central portion of the wiring, which is positioned at an inward side more than the pair of openings in the axial direction, wherein both axial sides of the second frame are provided with pressing protrusions that directly press the stay through the openings, and wherein both axial sides of the second frame are provided with third frames that cover a part of the wiring arranged at both axial end sides of the first frame.