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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoaki Hazeyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yasuhiro Maruyama, Kasugai, JP;
Yusuke Murodate, Nagoya, JP;
Akihiro Kobayashi, Inazawa, JP;
Yuji Nishigaki, Hashima, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Some fixing devices include a nip member, an endless belt, a rotating member and a stay. The stay, in some arrangements, has a first supporting face. Additionally, the first supporting face includes a first downstream edge. The first downstream edge includes a first portion, a third portion, and a second portion. According to various aspects, the second portion is positioned between the first portion and the third portion. The second supporting face includes a second downstream edge. The second downstream edge has a fourth portion, a sixth portion, and a fifth portion. According to further aspects, the second portion and the fifth portion define a first distance while the first portion and the fourth portion define a second distance, and the third portion and the sixth portion define a third distance. The second distance and the third distance is longer than the first distance in some examples.