Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US12066775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes an endless belt-shaped section; a supply section that supplies a lubricating material to an inner surface of the belt-shaped section; a heating section that supports and rotates the belt-shaped section and generates heat during energization to heat the belt-shaped section; a power feed section that is electrically connected to an end part of the heating section and feeds power to the heating section; and a regulating section that is disposed on an outer surface side of the heating section and inside the power feed section with respect to an axial direction of rotation of the heating section to regulate movement of the lubricating material to a power feed section side.
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