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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nagoya, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Seiji Hiramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nagoya, JP;
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya, JP;
Seiji Hiramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes: a flexible tubular member defining an internal space and extending in an axial direction; a first fixing member disposed within the internal space; and a second fixing member configured to nip the flexible tubular member in cooperation with the first fixing member. The flexible tubular member includes a metal base tube having an outer peripheral surface configured of a first area and a second area other than the first area in the axial direction. The first area has a 10-point average roughness of larger than 3 μm, and the second area has a 10-point average roughness of equal to or smaller than 3 μm.