Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same which includes a lubricant supplier and a lubricant collector
US12313991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a belt, a pad, a pressure rotator, a lubricant supplier, and a collector. The belt forms a loop. The pad is inside the loop of the belt and contacts the belt. The pressure rotator presses the belt against the pad to form a fixing nip between the belt and the pressure rotator. The lubricant supplier supplies lubricant to an inner face of the belt. The collector collects the lubricant. The collector has a first end and a second end. The first end contacts an inner face of one end of the belt in a width direction of the belt. The second end contacts the inner face of another end of the belt opposite to the one end in the width direction.
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