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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoaki Hazeyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a heat unit, a pressure roller configured to nip a conveyed sheet in cooperation with the heat unit, the pressure roller having a shaft defining an axial direction, a bearing configured to support the shaft, a frame configured to support the bearing and made from resin, and a heatsink made from metal, and in surface contact with the frame and at least one of the shaft and the bearing.