Fixing device having an elastic pad and a pad holder having a portion that is spaced from the elastic pad
US10359722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6555
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a pad and a holder that holds the pad at a side opposite from a side on which the pad opposes a rotatable member. The holder includes a first portion provided at a position in which a recording material is separated from the rotatable member, with a gap being provided between the pad and the first portion with respect to a recording material feeding direction, and a second portion that holds the pad and extends in the recording material feeding direction. In addition, a leaf spring member urges the holder toward the rotatable member. Further, a recording material, carrying a toner image thereon, is nipped and fed through a nip, formed by sandwiching an endless belt between the rotatable member and the pad, and the toner image is fixed on the recording material in the nip.
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