Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same

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PATENT NO 11934123
APP PUB NO 20230034177A1
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17759002

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A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressing roller and a heating part. The heating part includes a heater, a plurality of temperature sensors, a heater holding member and a sensor holding member. The sensor holding member holds the temperature sensors between the heater holding member and the sensor holding member. The heater holding member has observation holes through which the heater is exposed. The heater holding member has a guide part which positions the sensor holding member with respect to the heater holding member. The sensor holding member has an engagement part engaged with the guide part. The sensor holding member holds each of the temperature sensors at a position corresponding to each of the observation holes by engagement of the engagement part with the guide part.

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KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INCOSAKA JAPAN OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kohama, Atsushi Osaka, JP 19 30
Sakai, Yuhiro Osaka, JP 39 557

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