Title:
定着装置及び画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6954153
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A fixing device according an embodiment includes a belt unit and a pressure member. The belt unit includes a supporter, an endless belt movably supported by the supporter, a heater provided inside the endless belt, and a thermal diffusion member including: a first surface in contact with the heater; a second surface in contact with an inner surface of the endless belt; a first wall provided upstream of the heater in a transport direction of a medium; and a second wall provided downstream of the heater in the transport direction. The supporter includes first and second grooves in which the first and second walls are provided respectively. Upon applying a pressing force toward the supporter to the outer surface of the endless belt by the pressure member, the thermal diffusion member and the heater are in contact with each other while being pressed toward a contact surface of the supporter.
Inventors:
Haruo Sato
Application Number:
JP2018011079A
Publication Date:
October 27, 2021
Filing Date:
January 26, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G03G15/20
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2016173457A | ||||
| JP2016114876A | ||||
| JP11260533A |
Foreign References:
| US20140186077 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Maeda
Youichi Yamagata
Kenkai Sato
Masahiko Shinohara
Youichi Yamagata
Kenkai Sato
Masahiko Shinohara