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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Tokuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironori Yamaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Tokuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironori Yamaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressure rotator to press against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A rotation load applicator is coupled to one of the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator to apply a rotation load to the one of the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The rotation load is in a range of from 0.1 Nm to 0.6 Nm.