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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device capable of incorporating in an image forming apparatus includes a belt unit including a rotatable elastic endless belt having a sleeve shape without a driving shaft and a nip forming member disposed contactable against an inner surface of the endless belt, and a pressing member to form a nip contact portion through which a recording medium passes by pressing against the nip forming member via the endless belt. The endless belt is configured to be removable from the fixing device without contacting the endless belt.