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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, 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;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, 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;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device for fixing an unfixed image onto a recording medium includes a fixing belt, a nip forming member, an opposing rotary member, a heater, and a temperature detector. The fixing belt is formed into a loop to move endlessly and fix the unfixed image on the recording medium. The nip forming member is disposed inside the loop formed by the fixing belt. The opposing rotary member contacts the nip forming member via the fixing belt to form a nip portion therebetween while rotating. The heater heats the fixing belt at a place other than the nip portion. The temperature detector detects a temperature of the surface of the fixing belt. The temperature detector detects the temperature near a place of the fixing belt that easily deforms as the fixing belt is heated by the heater.