FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

A fixing device that fixes an image on a recording medium includes a rotatable endless belt, deployed in a loop supported by rollers, a nip forming member provided inside the loop formed by the belt, a support member that supports the nip forming member, a counter rotation body disposed outside the...

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Main Authors SESHITA TAKUYA, YOSHINAGA HIROSHI, UCHITANI TAKESHI, HASE TAKAMASA, SATOH MASAHIKO, ISHII KENJI, TAKAGI HIROMASA, YOSHIURA ARINOBU, SUZUKI AKIRA, YOSHIKAWA MASAAKI, IMADA TAKAHIRO, YAMAJI KENSUKE, OGAWA TADASHI, SHIMOKAWA TOSHIHIKO, GOTOH HAJIME, KAWATA TEPPEI, YUASA SHUUTAROH, SAITO KAZUYA, IWAYA NAOKI
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LanguageEnglish
Published 05.03.2015
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:A fixing device that fixes an image on a recording medium includes a rotatable endless belt, deployed in a loop supported by rollers, a nip forming member provided inside the loop formed by the belt, a support member that supports the nip forming member, a counter rotation body disposed outside the loop formed by the belt and configured to form a nip with the belt by being in contact with the nip forming member through the belt, and a heat source configured to heat the belt directly by a radiant heat except at the nip. The support member includes a base portion that contacts the nip forming member and two arms extending from the base portion in a direction away from the nip forming member to partially surround a part of heat generating portion of the heat source.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414536173