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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yoshiharu Kanematsu, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamagishi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Eiki, Osaka, JP;
Takefumi Yotsutsuji, Osaka, JP;
Eriko Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Hironori Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a pressing member and a sheet member. The fixing belt is arranged rotatably and configured to extend along an axis direction. The pressuring member is arranged rotatably and configured to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member and configured such that the fixing belt is interposed between the pressing member and the pressuring member. The sheet member is formed in a tubular shape and provided around the pressing member and configured to rotate with rotation of the fixing belt.