Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US7142803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2093
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a roller; an endless belt which is in contact with the roller and rotates with a circulation of the roller in a follower manner; a heating source in at lease one of an inside of the roller and an inside of the endless belt; and a pressure-applying member which is inside the endless belt and presses the endless belt against the roller. A sliding layer is provided on a side on which the pressure-applying member is in contact with the endless belt, and the sliding layer comprises at least two layers and holds a lubricant.
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