公开(公告)号：US10551775B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US16138467

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: HP PRINTING KOREA CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sun-hyung Lee ,  Sung-woo Kang ,  Ji-su Park ,  Sea-chul Bae ,  Gil-jae You ,  Seung-jun Lee ,  Young-hoon Han

IPC: G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/16

Abstract: A fusing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a fusing belt which rotates, a bushing guiding the fusing belt, a ring member rotatably coupled to the bushing and in contact with the fusing belt so as to rotate together with the fusing belt, and a sliding guide member, provided between the ring member and the sidewall of the bushing and at least partially disposed above a central axis of the fusing belt. The sliding guide member slidably supports the ring member and protrudes from the sidewall of the bushing such that a continuous gap is provided from a bottom of the sliding guide member to a bottom of the sidewall of the bushing.