Releasing device, fixing device and image forming apparatus
US8792814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2028
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A releasing device includes: a releasing unit that is made of a resin and disposed on a downstream side in a conveying direction of a recording medium from a fixing portion of a fixing unit which fixes a toner image on the recording medium, the releasing unit releasing the recording medium from the fixing unit; a supporting unit that supports the releasing unit on a supporting face and maintains the releasing unit and the fixing unit in a non-contact state; a screw that is advanced in a direction along the supporting face to secure the releasing unit; and a protruding portion provided between the releasing unit and the supporting unit and disposed at a position in a range extending from a first region between the screw and the supporting face to a second region shifted from the first region in a tightening direction side of the screw.
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