FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240176265A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18523956

    申请日:2023-11-30

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    CPC分类号: G03G15/2007 G03G15/2064

    摘要: A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a fixing nip support, a heat source, and a reflector. The pressure rotator contacts an outer face of the fixing rotator to form a nip through which a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction passes. The fixing nip support has a receiving portion to receive a pressing force of the pressure rotator. The heat source inside a loop of the fixing rotator has a heat generation area having a first length in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction. The reflector includes a contacting portion contacting the receiving portion of the fixing nip support and a reflecting portion facing the heat source to reflect radiant heat radiated by the heat source toward an inner face of the fixing rotator. The reflecting portion has a second length in the width direction longer than the first length.

    Fixing device, and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10895834B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US16794976

    申请日:2020-02-19

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: A fixing device that includes a rotatable endless fixing member, a fixing heat source which heats the fixing member, a pressure member provided on the outside of the fixing member and facing the fixing member, a nip forming member provided inside the fixing member and forming a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressure member, a nip forming support member for supporting the nip forming member, a high-thermal-conductive member provided between the fixing member and the nip forming member, an adhesive provided between the high-thermal-conductive member and the nip forming member. The thermal conductivity of the adhesive is larger than the thermal conductivity of the nip forming member and lower than the thermal conductivity of the high-thermal-conductive member.

    FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200285180A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16794976

    申请日:2020-02-19

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: A fixing device that includes a rotatable endless fixing member, a fixing heat source which heats the fixing member, a pressure member provided on the outside of the fixing member and facing the fixing member, a nip forming member provided inside the fixing member and forming a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressure member, a nip forming support member for supporting the nip forming member, a high-thermal-conductive member provided between the fixing member and the nip forming member, an adhesive provided between the high-thermal-conductive member and the nip forming member. The thermal conductivity of the adhesive is larger than the thermal conductivity of the nip forming member and lower than the thermal conductivity of the high-thermal-conductive member.

    FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    9.
    发明申请
    FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 审中-公开
    固定装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160378033A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:US15160374

    申请日:2016-05-20

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: A fixing device includes a rotatable endless belt formed into a loop and a heater disposed opposite the endless belt to heat the endless belt. A nip formation pad is disposed inside the loop formed by the endless belt. The nip formation pad includes a metallic thermal equalizer extending in an axial direction of the endless belt. A rotatable pressure rotator presses against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. The pressure rotator includes an increased tackiness portion disposed at a lateral end of the pressure rotator in an axial direction of the pressure rotator to transmit a driving force to the endless belt. The increased tackiness portion is disposed opposite the thermal equalizer of the nip formation pad.

    摘要翻译: 定影装置包括形成环的可旋转环形带和与环形带相对设置的加热环形带的加热器。 辊隙形成垫设置在由环形带形成的环内。 压区形成垫包括在环形带的轴向方向上延伸的金属热均衡器。 可旋转的压力旋转器通过环形带压靠在辊隙形成垫上,以在环形带和压力旋转器之间形成定影辊隙,通过该固定辊隙,承载有调色剂图像的记录介质。 压力旋转器包括在压力旋转器的轴向方向上设置在压力转子的侧端处的增加的粘性部分,以将驱动力传递到环形带。 增加的粘性部分设置成与辊隙形成垫的热均衡器相对。

    FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230280682A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18157388

    申请日:2023-01-20

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    CPC分类号: G03G15/2039

    摘要: A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a first heater, a second heater, and circuitry. The first heater heats a region on the fixing rotator to heat a recording medium having a width smaller than a predetermined width. The second heater heats a region on the fixing rotator to heat a maximum recording medium used in the fixing device. The second heater has a heat generation distribution in which a heat generation amount of each of both end portions corresponding to both end portions of the maximum recording medium in a width direction of the recording medium is larger than a heat generation amount of a center portion. The circuitry determines whether to turn on the first heater and turn off the second heater or to turn on both the first heater and the second heater based on a required power to bring the fixing rotator to a fixing temperature.