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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhito Minamishima, Odawara, JP;
Satoshi Nishida, Numazu, JP;
Isamu Takeda, Machida, JP;
Takanori Mitani, Meridian, ID (US);
Kazuhiro Doda, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Nanataki, Yokohama, JP;
Akimichi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming a toner image on a recording material, the apparatus includes a cylindrical film; a plate-like nip forming member contacted with an inner surface of the film, the nip forming member including a base member and a coating layer on the base member, the coating layer having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the base member; and a roller cooperative with the nip forming member to form a nip, wherein the coating layer is provided on a first surface of the nip forming member which is opposed to the film and on a second surface opposite from the first surface except for an outer edge portion of the nip forming member.