Invention Application
- Patent Title: FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
- Patent Title (中): 固定装置和图像形成装置,包括它们
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Application No.: US15090106Application Date: 2016-04-04
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Publication No.: US20160334741A1Publication Date: 2016-11-17
- Inventor: Hironori TAKAHASHI
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Priority: JP2015-100317 20150515
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fixing device includes an endless-shaped fixing belt, a heater, a holding member, and a pressure member. The heater has a heat generating portion, and a seal portion that seals each end of the heat generating portion. The heater heats the fixing belt from inside the fixing belt with radiant heat. The holding member is disposed inside the fixing belt and slides against an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt. The pressure member is pressed with a predetermined pressure against the holding member with the fixing belt therebetween, and thereby a fixing nip portion is formed between the pressure member and the fixing belt. An end-portion excessive temperature increase prevention member that blocks radiant heat is attached to each end portion of the heater. A first opening portion is formed in such part of the end-portion excessive temperature increase prevention member as faces the seal portion of the heater.
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