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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOII COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiments, provided is a fixing device that includes: an endless fixing belt, heats and melts a toner image, and has flexibility; a stationary member that is set stationary on an inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into contact under pressure to form a nip portion; and a reinforcement member that is set stationary on the inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into abutment with the stationary member. If it is assumed that a length of the nip portion in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium is designated as A; and a length between an upstream-side abutment portion and a downstream-side abutment portion at which the stationary member and the reinforcement member come into abutment with each other is designated as B, following relation is established: A<B, and interval B includes interval A.