FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device that can prevent a surface of a nip forming member from being damaged by a holding member, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A fixing device has a holding member 49 bringing a fixing belt 43 into contact with a pressure member, such as a pressu...

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Main Authors YUASA SHUTARO, YAMAJI KENSUKE, KUBOTA KEISUKE, SAITO SEIJI, KANDA YUTA, HIROSE FUMIHIRO, OGINO JUN, OKAMOTO MASAMI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 28.09.2017
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device that can prevent a surface of a nip forming member from being damaged by a holding member, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A fixing device has a holding member 49 bringing a fixing belt 43 into contact with a pressure member, such as a pressure roller 45 arranged on the downstream side in a direction of travel of a recording medium with respect to a nip forming member, such as a fixing roller 41. The fixing device includes a gap securing mechanism 80 that secures a gap between the holding member 49 and nip forming member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】ニップ形成部材の表面が押さえ部材により傷つけられてしまうのを防止することができる定着装置および画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】定着装置は、定着ローラ41などのニップ形成部材よりも記録媒体の移動方向下流側で、定着ベルト43を加圧ローラ45などの加圧部材に当接させる押さえ部材49が配置されている。また、この定着装置は、この押さえ部材49とニップ形成部材とのギャップを確保するギャップ確保機構80を備えている。【選択図】図4
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20160168221