Fixing device

Y Fujiwara, N Suzuki, K Ishida, Y Miyauchi… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A fixing device includes a tubular fusing film, a heater, a nip member, a backup member, a
backup member, first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The heater …

Fixing device and image forming apparatus

Y Arai, Y Hattori, K Saito, H Yoshinaga… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and
a pressure rotator pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. A …

Fixing device including nip member, backup member and biasing member for pressing nip member toward backup member

N Iwata - US Patent 9,037,058, 2015 - Google Patents
There is provided a fixing device configured to thermally fix a developer image onto a sheet,
the fixing device including: a flexible tubular member; a nip member; a backup member; a …

Fixing device

M Maeda - US Patent 9,008,561, 2015 - Google Patents
A fixing device may include an endless fixing belt, a facing member facing an outer surface
of the fixing belt, a nip member configured to contact an inner surface of the fixing belt to …

Fixing device capable of suppressing contact between tubular member and electric components

N Suzuki, K Ishida, T Matsuno, Y Miyauchi - US Patent 9,037,057, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND A conventional thermal fixing device used in an electro photographic image
forming apparatus includes an endless fixing belt (tubular member), a halogen lamp (heater) …

Fixing device capable of grounding tubular member

N Suzuki, K Ishida, T Matsuno, Y Miyauchi - US Patent 9,069,305, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet
includes: a flexible tubular member having an inner peripheral Surface defining an internal …

Fixing device and image forming apparatus

Y Ishigaya, K Saito, K Shoji, T Shimokawa… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator being rotatable and a heater to heat the fixing rotator.
The heater includes a tube, a heat generator, disposed inside the tube, to generate heat …

Fuser unit

N Suzuki, K Ishida, T Matsuno, H Tsukawaki… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fuser unit, which heat-fixes a developer image transferred on a recording
sheet, the fuser unit includes: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generation …

Fixing device having members to restrict end faces of tubular member

N Suzuki, K Ishida, T Matsuno, Y Miyauchi - US Patent 8,909,115, 2014 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND A conventional thermal fixing device used in an electro photographic image
forming apparatus includes an endless fixing belt that circularly moves, a heater disposed at …

Fixing device

Y Maruyama, T Hazeyama, N Iwata… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fixing device may include an endless belt and a nip member in contact
with an inner peripheral surface of the endless belt. The fixing device may further include a …