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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a fixing device that includes a transparent endless belt, a lens, a nip forming member, and a light source. The transparent endless belt includes an inner peripheral surface to which a lubricating liquid adheres, and an outer peripheral surface. A plurality of grooves are formed on one of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, and the light source irradiates an irradiation target with light through the inner peripheral surface or the outer peripheral surface of the belt.