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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhito Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Osaka, JP;
Ippei Fujimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Misaki Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhito Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Samei, Osaka, JP;
Ippei Fujimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Misaki Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator formed into a loop and rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressure rotator disposed outside the loop formed by the fixing rotator and pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A stay is disposed opposite the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator. A heater is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A pressurization member is pressed against the heater via the fixing rotator. A housing is interposed between the stay and the heater. A temperature detector is mounted on the housing to detect a temperature of the heater.