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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Taiya Hirayama, Moriya, JP;
Kenichi Tanaka, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes: a pair of rotatable members forming a nip configured to fix a toner image on a recording material by heat and pressure; a receiving portion capable of receiving information corresponding to the width of a recording material from an external terminal so as to limit a use of the fixing device; and a storing portion configured to store the information received by the receiving portion.