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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Maruyama, Kasugai, JP;
Tomoaki Hazeyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yusuke Murodate, Nagoya, JP;
Akihiro Kobayashi, Inazawa, JP;
Yuji Nishigaki, Hashima, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device may include a nip member, an endless belt, a rotating body, and a stay. The endless belt may be in sliding contact with the nip member. The rotating body may nip the endless belt to constitute a nip region. The stay may be disposed opposite to the nip region, and may receive a pressure from the nip member. A pressure direction may be defined as a first direction. The rotating body may define an axial direction as a second direction. The stay may have a first wall. The first wall may include a center portion, a first end portion, a second end portion and a supporting portion. The first end portion may include a first low rigidity portion. The second end portion may include a second low rigidity portion. The supporting portion may provide a convex shape protruding toward the nip member upon receiving the pressure.