摘要:
A fixing device includes a tubular belt holder, a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, a pressure member, and a reinforcing member. The fuser belt is looped for rotation around the belt holder. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat the belt holder. The fuser pad is accommodated in the belt holder inside the loop of the fuser belt, and extends in an axial direction of the belt holder. The pressure member is disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The reinforcing member is disposed inside the loop of the fuser belt to reinforce the fuser pad under pressure from the pressure member. The fuser pad includes an elongated base, multiple longitudinally spaced protrusions, a perforated, anti-friction cover, and a fastener.
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a pressing member (31) pressed against a fixing member (21) to form a nip (N) between the pressing member (31) and the fixing member (21) through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A heater support (23) provided inside the fixing member (21) supports a laminated heater (22). The laminated heater (22) is provided between the fixing member (21) and the heater support (23) and includes a flexible, first heat generation sheet (22s) that includes an insulating base layer (22a), at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b) provided on the base layer (22a) to generate heat, and at least one electrode layer (22c) provided on the base layer (22a) to supply power to the at least one resistant heat generation layer (22b).
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a tubular belt holder (27), a rotatable flexible fuser belt (21), a contact member (26), a pressure member (31), and a heater (22). The belt holder extends in an axial direction thereof The fuser belt is looped around the belt holder extending in the axial direction. The contact member has a central axis thereof extending in the axial direction, accommodated in the belt holder. The pressure member has a central axis thereof extending in the axial direction, disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the contact member and the pressure member. The pressure member presses against the contact member through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat a circumferential portion of the fuser belt. The belt holder includes a generally semi-cylindrical section (S1) to face the heated circumferential portion of the fuser belt.
摘要:
A fixing device (20) includes a support member (25) disposed to support a nip formation member on an inner peripheral surface of a fixing belt (21). The support member includes a parallel portion (25a) that supports the nip formation member (24) and extends parallel to a sheet transport direction in a nip portion, and a rise portion (25b) that extends from the parallel portion in a direction drawn apart from the nip portion. The rise portion is inclined to the parallel portion such that an inclination direction of the rise portion is substantially parallel to a virtual straight line (L) connecting a center of rotation (X) of the fixing belt and an inlet point (Y) of the nip portion or falls within a range of rotational angles of ± 15° by which the virtual straight line is rotated around the center of rotation of the fixing belt.
摘要:
A fixing device (100) includes an endless moving member (121); a pressure member (122) to contact an outer circumferential surface of the endless moving member (121); a nip forming member (24) disposed at an interior side of the moving member and contacting the moving member (121) against the pressure member (122) to form a nip portion; a heat source (23) disposed at an interior side of the moving member to heat the moving member with radiant heat; plural shielding members (29) disposed between the heat source (23) and the moving member (121) and movable between a shielding position where the plural shielding members (29) shield a non-sheet passing area on the moving member (121) from the radiant heat from the heat source (23) and a retracted position; and a control circuit to move each of the plural shielding members (29) between the shielding position and the retracted position.