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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Takeshi Tada, Kanagawa, JP;
Ippei Fujimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takakuni Minewaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Matsusaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihito Masubuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Tada, Kanagawa, JP;
Ippei Fujimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takakuni Minewaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Matsusaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihito Masubuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a given direction of rotation and a pressure rotator pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A first heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator with a first interval therebetween to heat the fixing rotator. A reflector reflects light emitted by the first heater to the fixing rotator. The reflector is disposed opposite the first heater with a second interval therebetween that is greater than the first interval.