FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To prevent heat deformation of and damage to a member provided inside a fixing belt in the present invention.SOLUTION: A fixing device 6 comprises: an endless fixing belt 18 that is rotatably provided; a pressure roller 19 that applies pressure to an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt 18; a...

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Main Authors UTSUNOMIYA KOICHI, IKEFUCHI YUTAKA, HONDA HARUYUKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 21.11.2019
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Summary:To prevent heat deformation of and damage to a member provided inside a fixing belt in the present invention.SOLUTION: A fixing device 6 comprises: an endless fixing belt 18 that is rotatably provided; a pressure roller 19 that applies pressure to an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt 18; a nip forming member 34 that is provided inside the fixing belt 18 and in contact with the pressure roller 19 with the fixing belt 18 therebetween to form a fixing nip N; and a support member that is provided inside the fixing belt 18 and supports the nip forming member 34. The fixing device further includes a radiation fin 38 that is formed of a member having a higher thermal conductivity than that of the support member and in contact with an end in a width direction of the support member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】本発明では、定着ベルトの内側に設けられた部材の熱変形や破損を防止することを課題としている。【解決手段】回転可能に設けられた無端状の定着ベルト18と、定着ベルト18の外周面を加圧する加圧ローラ19と、定着ベルト18の内側に設けられ、当該定着ベルト18を介して加圧ローラ19に当接して定着ニップNを形成するニップ形成部材34と、定着ベルト18の内側に設けられ、ニップ形成部材34を支持する支持部材とを備えた定着装置6において、支持部材よりも熱伝導率の高い部材によって構成され、当該支持部材の幅方向端部側に当接する放熱フィン38をさらに備えたものである。【選択図】図7
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20180094430