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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hirohiko Aiba, Suntou-gun, JP;
Satoru Taniguchi, Mishima, JP;
Takashi Honke, Mishima, JP;
Masaki Hirose, Suntou-gun, JP;
Mahito Yoshioka, Numazu, JP;
Taisuke Minagawa, Suntou-gun, JP;
Fumiki Inui, Mishima, JP;
Keita Nakajima, Mishima, JP;
Kazushi Nishikata, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a cylindrical film; a plate heater including an electrode portion, wherein a lubricant is applied in a region where the heater contacts the film; a supporting member; and a sealing member contacting a surface of the heater where the electrode portion of the heater is provided, the sealing member being provided at a position closer to a center of the heater than the electrode portion is. The sealing member includes an engaging portion engaging with an end portion of the supporting member with respect to a widthwise direction of the heater and a cantilever contact portion contacting the surface of the heater where the electrode portion is provided.