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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Yagi, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Hongo, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Norihiro Tomimatsu, Mitaka Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes a cylinder-shaped rotatable fixing belt and a pressurizing rotating member which is arranged so as to face the fixing belt along an axial direction, and transports a recording medium by rotating along with the fixing belt. In addition, arranged in the fixing belt, a pressurizing member which presses the fixing belt from an inner peripheral portion toward the pressurizing rotating member side, and a support member which supports the pressurizing member, and arranged a moisture absorbing layer which absorbs moisture in air and discharges the absorbed moisture according to a temperature rise between the support member and the pressurizing member.