Fixing device having an endless belt and guide member and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10180644
APP PUB NO 20180011435A1
SERIAL NO

15644701

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A fixing device includes: a fixing belt of an endless shape wound to pass over a heating-side member and a nip forming member; and a pressing roller driven to rotate in a state of being brought into tight contact with the nip forming member through the fixing belt, wherein a toner image is fixed to a recording medium at a nip portion at which the fixing belt and the pressing roller are brought into tight contact with each other by causing the pressing roller to be in tight contact with the fixing belt and driving the pressing roller to rotate, a guide member guiding the fixing belt to a space between the nip forming member and the heating-side member is disposed to be separate from the nip forming member, and a sliding member is disposed at least in a contact portion between the nip forming member and the fixing belt.

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KONICA MINOLTA INCTOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tsubotani, Yoshikazu Toyokawa, JP 5 17
Yamamoto, Naoki Toyohashi, JP 377 4138

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