Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US8331841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2041
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing an image at a nip portion formed of two rotary members which rotate while facing each other, wherein occurrence of uneven print gloss is prevented. The image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing an image at a nip portion formed of two rotary members which rotate while facing each other, wherein one of the two rotary members is a belt which rotates while being stretched around of a plurality of rollers, a roller arranged at the exit of the nip portion out of the plurality of rollers has a crown shape, and a slack absorbing member for absorbing a slack of both ends of the belt caused by the crown-shaped roller is in contact with the belt.
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