Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US8958732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2029
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a plurality of belt support members including a first roller, an endless belt, a heating structure, a first support that has two bearings and an urging part and supports the first roller via the urging part and the two bearings, a second support that supports at least one another belt support member excluding the first roller, the second support rotatably supporting the first roller, an angle changing mechanism that changes an angle of the first support with respect to the second support to correct eccentricity in a width direction of the endless belt, and a second roller that rotates while being pressed against an outer surface of the endless belt, the second roller sandwiching a medium carrying an unfixed toner image between the second roller and the endless belt, the second roller fixing the toner image to the medium in cooperation with the endless belt.
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