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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Noboru Suzuki, Komaki, JP;
Kentaro Sawano, Aichi, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device, including a heat roller, a temperature detector member to detect temperature of the heat roller, a supporting member to support the temperature detector member, and a fixer frame to support the heat roller and the supporting member, is provided. The supporting member includes a supporting part to support the temperature detector member, a first part, a second part which is less rigid than the first part, and an attaching part to be attached to an attachable surface of the fixer frame. The attaching part is arranged on one end of the supporting member along the axial direction. The supporting part is arranged in an intermediate position along the axial direction in the supporting member. The first part and the second part are arranged in positions between the attaching part and the supporting part along the axial direction in the supporting member.