Fixing apparatus with a detection element disposed in a hole portion of a heater holder member and image forming apparatus
US11841658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing apparatus includes a first rotary member, a nip forming unit including a heater and a holder member, a second rotary member, and a support member. The holder member includes a first surface configured to support the heater and provided on the nip portion side of the holder member in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both of a longitudinal direction and a short direction, a second surface provided on a side of the holder member opposite to the first surface in the orthogonal direction and configured to abut a first abutting portion of the support member and abut a second abutting portion of the support member, and a rib portion provided to project from the second surface and extend in the short direction throughout at least a range in the short direction where the first surface is provided.
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