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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device that fixes an image on a recording medium includes a rotatable endless belt, deployed in a loop supported by rollers, a nip forming member provided inside the loop formed by the belt, a support member that supports the nip forming member, a counter rotation body disposed outside the loop formed by the belt and configured to form a nip with the belt by being in contact with the nip forming member through the belt, and a heat source configured to heat the belt directly by a radiant heat except at the nip. The support member includes a base portion that contacts the nip forming member and two arms extending from the base portion in a direction away from the nip forming member to partially surround a part of heat generating portion of the heat source.