Japan, March 5 -- RICOH CO LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2022-015727
Category (FI): G03G15/20,515
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent regulation members from coming off from a fixing belt.SOLUTION: A fixing device comprises: a rotatable endless fixing belt 24; a pressure roller 23 that faces the fixing belt 24; a pressure pad 22 that is provided inside the fixing belt 24 and forms a fixing nip with the pressure roller 23; skew prevention guides 32 that are provided at the ends in a width direction inside of the fixing belt 24 to regulate a movement in the width direction of the fixing belt 24; and lubricant that is provided between an inner face of the fixing belt 24 and the pressure pad 22. The difference in solubility parameter between the lubricant and the skew prevention guides 32 is 0.5 (MPa)0.5 or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 (Grant)
Filing Date: Feb. 3, 2022
Publication Date: Aug. 16, 2023
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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