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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Seiji Hiramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes: an endless fusing belt; a heater; a nip member; and a backup member. The endless fusing belt is configured to circularly move in a moving direction. The endless fusing belt has widthwise ends in a widthwise direction. The backup member is configured to nip the endless fusing belt in cooperation with the nip member. The nip member includes: a base portion having a contact surface; and protruding portions respectively provided at positions outside the widthwise ends of the endless fusing belt in the widthwise direction and protruding toward the backup member relative to the contact surface.